Open AccessLymphoblastic lymphoma presenting as bilateral renal enlargement diagnosed by percutaneous kidney biopsy: Report of three cases
Author(s) -
V Rajakumar,
Vasanthi Balaraman,
Richard Balasubramaniam,
Sujay Halkur Shankar,
Triavdi Ganesan,
Abraham Kurien
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.179368
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , biopsy , acute kidney injury , kidney , presentation (obstetrics) , infiltration (hvac) , renal biopsy , pathology , percutaneous , radiology , lymphoblastic lymphoma , physics , immune system , t cell , immunology , thermodynamics
Renal involvement by lymphoma can be a diagnostic challenge. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an unusual manifestation of lymphomatous infiltration in the kidneys. We report three cases of lymphoblastic lymphoma, a very rare form of lymphoma, presenting with AKI and bilateral enlargement of kidneys, diagnosed by percutaneous kidney biopsy. Lymphomatous infiltration should be suspected with such clinical presentation. Kidney biopsy is a valuable diagnostic tool, to establish the correct diagnosis and subtype of lymphoma for timely initiation of therapy for these aggressive hematological malignancies.