POLYCYTHEMIA AND HYDRONEPHROSIS
Authors: J M MARTT, A SAYMAN, M P NEAL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Case Reports1 April 1961POLYCYTHEMIA AND HYDRONEPHROSISJ. M. MARTT, M.D., F.A.C.P., A. SAYMAN, M.D., M. P. NEAL, M.D.J. M. MARTT, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, A. SAYMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, M. P. NEAL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-54-4-790 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTwenty-five years ago an association between polycythemia and renal carcinoma was suspected and reported in the literature.1 Two years ago a case was described of polycythemia associated with unilateral hydronephrosis where the polycythemia was corrected following removal of the diseased kidney.2 Subsequently, four additional cases have been reported concerning the association of hydronephrosis with polycythemia.3-5 It has been theorized that an erythropoietic stimulus arises from the diseased kidney, inasmuch as the polycythemia is corrected upon its removal.6The following case is another instance of the association of marked polycythemia and unilateral hydronephrosis, with remission of the polycythemia following nephrectomy. Efforts...Bibliography1. Medvei CV: Uber ein bemerkenswertes zusammentreffen von arthritis urica, erythrämie typ vaquez und hypernephroma malignum. Wien. Arch. f. inn. Med. 24: 417, 1934. Google Scholar2. CooperTuttle WMWB: Polycythemia associated with a benign kidney lesion: report of a case of erythrocytosis with hydronephrosis, with remission of polycythemia following nephrectomy. Ann. Intern. Med. 47: 1008, 1957. LinkGoogle Scholar3. GardnerFreymann FHJG: Erythrocythemia (polycythemia) and hydronephrosis: report of case with radioiron studies, with recovery after nephrectomy. New Engl. J. Med. 259: 323, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. CastlemanKibbee BBU: Weekly clinicopathological exercises: report of case with polycythemia and hydronephrosis. New Engl. J. Med. 261: 242, 1959. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. LawrenceDonald JHWG: Polycythemia and hydronephrosis or renal tumors. Ann. Intern. Med. 50: 959, 1959. LinkGoogle Scholar6. JacobsenGoldwasserFriedPlzak LOEWL: Studies on erythropoiesis. VII. The role of the kidney in the production of erythropoietin. Trans. Ass. Amer. Physicians 70: 307, 1957. Google Scholar7. RattoBriscoeMortonComroe OWAJWJH: Anoxemia secondary to polycythemia and polycythemia secondary to anoxemia. Amer. J. Med. 19: 958, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. Forsell J: Polycythemia and hypernephroma: report of case. Acta Med. Scand. 150: 155, 1954. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. DamonHolubMelicowUson ADAMA: Polycythemia and renal carcinoma: report of case. Amer. J. Med. 25: 182, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. DeMarshWarmington QBWJ: Polycythemia associated with renal tumor; report of cases. Northw. Med. 54: 976, 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. ConleyKowalD'Antonio CLJJ: Polycythemia associated with renal tumors: report of cases. Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 101: 63, 1957. MedlineGoogle Scholar12. Frey WG: Polycythemia and hypernephroma: report of case. New Engl. J. Med. 258: 842, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. FisherBedellSeebohm JMGWPM: Differentiation of polycythemia vera and secondary polycythemia by arterial O2 saturation and pulmonary function tests. J. Lab. Clin. Med. 50: 455, 1957. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Columbia, Missouri*Received for publication February 29, 1960.From the Departments of Internal Medicine and Pathology, University of Missouri School of Medicine.†Research Fellow, Missouri Heart Association.Requests for reprints should be addressed to J. M. Martt, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byFactors Related to the Absence of Anemia in Hemodialysis PatientsInsulin-Like Growth Factor I Plays a Role in Regulating Erythropoiesis in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease and ErythrocytosisHydronephrosis and polycythemiaErythropoietin-producing renal cyst and polycythemia veraThe kidney and erythropoiesisVeränderungen des roten Blutbildes bei NierenkrankheitenPolycythemiaNephrogenic Erythrocytosis 1 April 1961Volume 54, Issue 4Page: 790-795KeywordsCathetersHeartHemoglobinNephrectomyPolycythemiaRenal diseases Issue Published: 1 April 1961 PDF downloadLoading ...