MedicineNephrologyPathologyNeurodegenerationRenal PathologyRenal PathophysiologyGlomerular DiseasesNephrotic SyndromeRenal AmyloidosisRenal DiseaseAmyloidosis RecurrenceBiochemical RemissionGlomerular Amyloid DepositionGlomerular AmyloidosisRenal Amyloid Deposition
Nephrotic syndrome due to renal amyloidosis in association with hypernephroma underwent gradual but complete remission with loss of proteinuria after unilateral nephrectomy. Remission persisted for over five years despite the development of intracranial metastatic disease and the administration of dexamethasone, but relapse occurred 6 months before eventual death. This case history appears to be unique amongst the descriptions of tumor-associated amyloidosis.