Primary renal lymphoma mimicking renal cell carcinoma
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 wi...
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| author | Sanju Cyriac Rajendranath Rejiv Sundersingh Shirley Gnana T Sagar |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b67b4a0a9f9445aa86f81c1fa13a46172022-12-21T19:36:47ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Urology0970-15911998-38242010-01-0126344144310.4103/0970-1591.70591Primary renal lymphoma mimicking renal cell carcinomaSanju CyriacRajendranath RejivSundersingh ShirleyGnana T SagarPrimary 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.http://www.indianjurol.com/article.asp?issn=0970-1591;year=2010;volume=26;issue=3;spage=441;epage=443;aulast=CyriacImagingprimary renal lymphomarenal cell carcinoma |
| spellingShingle | Sanju Cyriac Rajendranath Rejiv Sundersingh Shirley Gnana T Sagar Primary renal lymphoma mimicking renal cell carcinoma Indian Journal of Urology Imaging primary renal lymphoma renal cell carcinoma |
| title | Primary renal lymphoma mimicking renal cell carcinoma |
| title_full | Primary renal lymphoma mimicking renal cell carcinoma |
| title_fullStr | Primary renal lymphoma mimicking renal cell carcinoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary renal lymphoma mimicking renal cell carcinoma |
| title_short | Primary renal lymphoma mimicking renal cell carcinoma |
| title_sort | primary renal lymphoma mimicking renal cell carcinoma |
| topic | Imaging primary renal lymphoma renal cell carcinoma |
| url | http://www.indianjurol.com/article.asp?issn=0970-1591;year=2010;volume=26;issue=3;spage=441;epage=443;aulast=Cyriac |
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