Stauffer syndrome is associated with the following malignancy:: (A) Renal cell carcinoma, (B) Neuroblastoma, (C) Prostate cancer, (D) Small cell carcinoma of lung
Answer is A. The presenting signs and symptoms of renal cell carcinoma include hematuria, abdominal pain, and a flank or abdominal mass. A spectrum of paraneoplastic syndromes has been associated with this malignancy, including erythrocytosis, hypercalcemia, nonmetastatic hepatic dysfunction (Stauffer syndrome), and acquired dysfibrinogenemia. Anemia, a sign of advanced disease, is more common. Reference: Cooper C.S., Joudi F.N., Williams R.D. (2010). Chapter 38. Urology. In G.M. Dohey (Ed), CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 13e.