Open AccessPrimary renal lymphoma mimicking renal cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Sanju Cyriac,
Rejiv Rajendranath,
Shirley Sundersingh,
G Sagar
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.70591
Subject(s) - medicine , renal cell carcinoma , lymphoma , kidney , pathology , renal mass , kidney disease , nephrectomy
Primary renal lymphoma is very rare. Lymphomatous involvement of the kidney is often seen as a part of disseminated disease. The prognosis is usually poor with median survival less than a year. It is essential to differentiate between renal cell carcinoma and renal lymphoma in patients presenting with solitary renal masses. We present a 52-year-old lady who presented with a solitary renal mass and was diagnosed to have primary lymphoma of the kidney and discuss briefly about primary renal lymphoma.