Membranous nephropathy and thrombotic microangiopathy secondary to metastatic prostate cancer after Iodine-125 prostate brachytherapy: A case report .
CONCLUSION: This case study was the first report of MN with TMA as manifestations in patients with prostate cancer after I-125 seeds implantation. We hypothesize that prostate cancer may cause MN and TMA, and the mechanism behind this relationship merits further study.
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PMID: 31262399 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Prostate Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Yang L, Liang D, Cheng S, Ge Y Tags: Clin Nephrol Source Type: research
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