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Lymphoepithelioma-like thymic carcinoma in a 16-year-old boy with nephrotic syndrome—a case report

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Nephrotic syndrome can occur as a consequence of, among others, malignancy. In this report we describe a 16-year-old boy with secondary nephrotic syndrome associated with lymphoepithelioma-like thymic carcinoma, an extremely rare subtype of thymic carcinoma with poor prognosis.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Medical University, ul. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 50/52, 50-369, Wroclaw, Poland

    Katarzyna Kiliś-Pstrusińska, Anna Medyńska & Danuta Zwolińska

  2. Dept of Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation, Oncology and Haematology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland

    Grzegorz Dobaczewski

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Kiliś-Pstrusińska, K., Medyńska, A., Zwolińska, D. et al. Lymphoepithelioma-like thymic carcinoma in a 16-year-old boy with nephrotic syndrome—a case report. Pediatr Nephrol 23, 1001–1003 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-007-0666-0

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