Open AccessPrimary renal cell lymphoma: Case report, diagnosis, and management
Author(s) -
Rajat Thawani,
Amarendra Amar,
Jayanta Patowary,
Shibban K Kaul,
Amarnath Jena,
Priya Das
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of medical and paediatric oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0975-2129
pISSN - 0971-5851
DOI - 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_167_16
Subject(s) - medicine , renal cell carcinoma , lymphoma , nephrectomy , renal mass , chop , magnetic resonance imaging , biopsy , radiology , cytology , percutaneous , pathology , kidney
The symptoms of primary renal lymphoma (PRL) may mimic a renal cell carcinoma. Since the diagnosis is mostly after a radical nephrectomy, we recommend a percutaneous biopsy or cytology from the renal mass in patients who have features suggestive of a lymphoma. A magnetic resonance imaging may give an image more specific for a lymphoma. There are no clinical trials for the treatment of PRL, but all previously published case reports used R-CHOP and a few patients did better than the median survival of 6 months.