Abstract
A 79-year-old woman had chorea complicating polycythaemia. The polycythaemia and the chorea disappeared after surgical removal of a renal carcinoma. The literature on polycythaemic chorea is reviewed and its pathophysiology discussed.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
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Review
MeSH terms
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Adenocarcinoma / complications*
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Adenocarcinoma / surgery
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Chorea / etiology*
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Female
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Humans
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Kidney Neoplasms / complications*
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Kidney Neoplasms / surgery
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Nephrectomy
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Polycythemia / etiology*
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Remission Induction