GIST With Nephrotic Syndrome as a Paraneoplastic Syndrome

Conclusions

Nephrotic syndrome caused by GISTs is quite rare, and to the best of our knowledge this is the first time that such a case has been documented. Patients with refractory nephrotic syndrome caused by a malignant tumor should be treated aggressively, even if they are in poor general condition. Otherwise, the opportunity for potentially curative surgery may be missed.