56-year old male who initially presented weight loss, loin pain, haematuria and painful inflamed joints. he...

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56-year old male who initially presented weight loss,loin pain, haematuria and painful inflamed joints. he alsocomplained of a persistent unproductive cough that had beenworsening over the past 3 months. he had also developed apronounced wheeze and some chest pains.
precious medical history:
-Exertional angina and hypertension (diagnosed 8 years ago), andappendicitis (6 years ago).
Drug History:
-thiazide diuretics- patient been taking these since hypertensionwas diagnosed.
-chest x-ray and blood samples taken showed polycythaemia
3 days later the patient arrested, resuscitation was unsuccessfuland the patient died.
What was the patients cause of death?
what were the signs and symptoms?

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this is a case of renal cell carcinoma here the patients compliants like recent weight loss loin pain heamaturia are indicatives of the diseaseit is a fast growing cancer mostly araise from tubules of kidney his gender age history of hypertensions See Answer

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