"Non-classical" or "atypical" variant of Stauffer syndrome in a patient with clear cell renal carcinoma: a case report
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Stauffer syndrome, paraneoplastic syndrome, renal cell carcinoma, jaundice, cholestasis, transaminases, alkaline phosphatase.Abstract
The paraneoplastic manifestation known as Stauffer syndrome has an atypical presentation, characterized by jaundice and intrahepatic cholestasis. We present the case of a 53-year-old patient, with a history of a right renal mass with a planned surgical resection, who developed abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant and jaundice. Upon admission, hepatosplenomegaly, elevated bilirubin, at the expense of direct bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase and elevated transaminases were documented. Intra and extrahepatic bile ducts obstruction were ruled out. There were no documented metastases or focal lesions at the level of the parenchyma, or lesions of vascular etiology that could explain the condition. Hepatitis B, C and HIV infection were also ruled out, and a probable Stauffer syndrome was considered. In-hospital nephrectomy was performed, with subsequent pathology compatible with clear cell carcinoma. After the procedure, liver biochemistry was normalized and jaundice was corrected. It is important to recognize that liver involvement in the context of neoplasms is not only attributed to distant metastases but to the existence of paraneoplastic syndromes as determining factors.
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