Primary renal lymphoma mimicking renal cell carcinoma

Indian J Urol. 2010 Jul;26(3):441-3. doi: 10.4103/0970-1591.70591.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Imaging; primary renal lymphoma; renal cell carcinoma.

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