Medicina clinica
The most recent articles from: March 2023
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Stauffer syndrome is a paraneoplastic syndrome (PS) that involves liver disorders; it has been often related to renal tumors, but also to others such as adenocarcinoma of the prostate (ACP). Our objective was to carry out a systematic review of published cases associated with ACP. ⋯ The PS resolved in 3 out of 4 patients when ACP-targeted therapy was implemented. The following were identified as poor prognosis factors: the diagnosis of ACP prior to that of SP, non-elevated levels of total bilirubin, and the non-resolution of SP at the start of treatment.