Glomerular diseases and cancer: evaluation of underlying malignancy.

The objective of this review article is to: (i) discuss paraneoplastic glomerular disease, (ii) review cancer as an adverse effect of immunosuppressive agents used to treat glomerulopathies, and (iii) in the absence of international approved guidelines, propose a screening program based on expert opinion aimed at guiding nephrologists to early detect malignancies during their clinical practice.
PMID: 26498294 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)