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ArticleBMC urology2021

Acute myocardial infarction and arterial embolism in a patient with newly diagnosed renal mass: management dilemmas! A case report.

Benedikt Martin, Andreas Greinacher, Robin Bülow, Fabian Hammer, Andreas Hoene, Martin Burchardt, Uwe Zimmermann

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Article in BMC urology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Benedikt MartinDepartment of Urology, University Medicine Greifswald, Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Str., 17475, Greifswald, Germany. benedikt.martin@med.uni-greifswald.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1063-7825
Andreas GreinacherDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Ferdinand- Sauerbruch-Str., 17475, Greifswald, Germany.
Robin BülowDepartment of Radiology, University Medicine Greifswald, Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Str., 17475, Greifswald, Germany.
Fabian HammerDepartment of Cardiology, KMG Clinic Guestrow, Friedrich-Trendelenburg-Allee 1, 18273, Guestrow, Germany.
Andreas HoeneDepartment of Vascular Surgery, University Medicine Greifswald, Ferdinand-Sauerbruch- Str., 17475, Greifswald, Germany.
Martin BurchardtDepartment of Urology, University Medicine Greifswald, Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Str., 17475, Greifswald, Germany.
Uwe ZimmermannDepartment of Urology, University Medicine Greifswald, Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Str., 17475, Greifswald, Germany.
Universitätsmedizin Greifswald · DEMetroWest Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCancer is often associated with a hypercoagulable state and new thrombosis is often the first clinical manifestation of cancer. Surgical treatment of the primary tumor is crucial since it provides the only curative approach in most cases, but management of patients is highly complex, especially in the presence of new antiplatelet drugs and/or anticoagulants. Paraneoplastic syndromes (PNS) represent a frequent complication of renal cell carcinomas (RCC) and include different hematological symptoms in patients, whilst occlusion of arterial blood vessels displays a rare form of PNS accompanying renal tumors. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 62-year old man who was initially hospitalized due to acute coronary syndrome. He subsequently underwent coronary angioplasty treatment including multiple stenting and treatment with ticagrelor and aspirin. Post-interventional, acute arterial thrombotic emboli of several limb arteries required thrombectomy. By computer tomography we identified a renal lesion suspicious for an RCC and suspected a PNS as underlying cause of the thrombotic complications. Triple anticoagulant therapy was maintained with therapeutic dose low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), aspirin, and clopidogrel, by which we replaced ticagrelor. Surgery was postponed for 4 weeks. We paused LMWH, aspirin and clopidogrel only at the day of surgery and perioperatively restored hemostasis by transfusion of two platelet concentrates. Laparoscopic nephrectomy was uneventful. Pathology confirmed a clear cell RCC. The patient fully recovered whilst slowly reducing anticoagulation dose.

conclusionsA multidisciplinary team approach of experts in urology, cardiology and hemostasis was key in managing this patient since a personalized thrombosis consult was needed to minimize the risk of reinfarction due to in-stent thrombosis. We report a therapeutic protocol that may be helpful for the management of similar cases. Furthermore, the finding of thrombotic arterial occlusions in larger blood vessels represents a novel complication of PNS in RCC and adds to the varied possible manifestations of this clinical chameleon.

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Acute Coronary SyndromeAnticoagulantsArteriesCarcinoma, Renal CellDrug-Eluting StentsDrug Therapy, CombinationHumansIncidental FindingsKidney NeoplasmsLaparoscopyMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionNephrectomyParaneoplastic SyndromesPercutaneous Coronary InterventionAnticoagulantsPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsAcute arterial thrombotic emboliClear cell renal cell carcinomaParaneoplastic syndrome

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PMCPMC8371814
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