Internal Medicine
Online ISSN : 1349-7235
Print ISSN : 0918-2918
ISSN-L : 0918-2918
CASE REPORTS
Retroperitoneal Fibrosis in a Patient with Gastric Cancer Manifested by Lower Extremity Edema and Hydrocele
Ryo Yokoyama, Ryunosuke Tazaki, Hideaki Morita, Hitoshi Nishitani, Shinpei Ariumi, Sho Osuga, Koichi Sohmiya, Tatsuji Kono, Yoshifumi Narumi, Motomu Tsuji, Nobukazu Ishizaka
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Keywords: retroperitoneal fibrosis, different diagnosis, gastric cancer, immunoglobulin G4
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2012 Volume 51 Issue 16 Pages 2157-2160

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Abstract

Herein we report a 57-year-old man with lower extremity edema and swelling in the scrotum who was found to have a periaortic soft tissue mass and hydronephrosis by computed tomography. With the most plausible diagnosis of retroperitoneal fibrosis, corticosteroid therapy was initiated; however, it did not improve his symptoms. Upper gastroscopy performed on day 20 post admission showed ulcerative regions with an irregular border and fusion of thickened rugae at the gastric angle; the diagnosis of gastric adenocarcinoma was confirmed histologically. It is important to always be aware of unrecognized malignancies that are accompanied by retroperitoneal fibrosis.

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