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. 1974 Apr 13;2(5910):87–89. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5910.87

Renal Tubular Obstruction by Mucoproteins from Adenocarcinoma of Pancreas

J R Hobbs, D J Evans, O M Wrong
PMCID: PMC1610733  PMID: 4824946

Abstract

We report a case in which mucoproteins from an adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, released into the ascitic fluid and serum, were filtered through the renal glomeruli to form very viscous casts which obstructed the renal collecting tubules and caused the patient's death from oliguria.

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