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Renal failure due to lymphomatous infiltration of the kidneys
Author(s) -
Randolph Victor L.,
Hall William,
Bramson Walter
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19830915)52:6<1120::aid-cncr2820520632>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - medicine , uremia , infiltration (hvac) , renal biopsy , biopsy , chemotherapy , kidney , pathology , surgery , physics , thermodynamics
An unusual case of lymphomatous infiltration of the kidneys presenting as uremia of unknown cause is described. The diagnosis was established by renal biopsy. The severe renal impairment in this patient proved to be almost completely reversible by treatment with chemotherapy.