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Membranous glomerulonephritis is associated with a variety of malignant neoplasms. However, an association between membranous glomerulonephritis and pleural mesothelioma is very rare. We report herein a case of pleural mesothelioma associated with membranous glomerulonephritis. A 52-year-old man with severe proteinuria was diagnosed to have diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma. A left extrapleural pneumonectomy was thus performed. The proteinuria resolved postoperatively. However, 6 months postoperatively, the proteinuria recurred. A renal biopsy revealed membranous glomerulonephritis. Simultaneously, a recurrence of the mesothelioma in the left pleural cavity was confirmed. Although rare, membranous glomerulonephritis appears to be one type of paraneoplastic syndrome associated with malignant pleural mesothelioma.
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Received: November 22, 1999 / Accepted: July 25, 2000
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Sakamoto, K., Suzuki, H. & Jojima, T. Membranous Glomerulonephritis Associated with Diffuse Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Report of a Case. Surg Today 30, 1124–1126 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005950070014
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s005950070014