Extramedullary haematopoiesis in the kidney: a case report and review of literature

J Gibbins; T Pankhurst; J Murray; I McCafferty; K Baiden-Amissahk; S Shafeek; G W Lipkin

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2257.2005.00724.x

Extramedullary haematopoiesis in the kidney: a case report and review of literature

Clin Lab Haematol. 2005 Dec;27(6):391-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2257.2005.00724.x.

Authors

J Gibbins¹, T Pankhurst, J Murray, I McCafferty, K Baiden-Amissahk, S Shafeek, G W Lipkin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nephrology, University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

PMID: 16307541
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2257.2005.00724.x

Abstract

We report a 47-year-old man with myelofibrosis who presented with bilateral nephromegaly secondary to extramedullary haematopoiesis. We discuss diagnosis and treatment of this rare case and review the literature.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary*
Humans
Hypertrophy / etiology
Kidney Diseases / diagnosis*
Kidney Diseases / therapy
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Male
Middle Aged
Primary Myelofibrosis / diagnosis*
Primary Myelofibrosis / therapy