Diffuse bone marrow sarcoid-like reaction associated with renal cell carcinoma

Skeletal Radiol. 2014 Dec;43(12):1761-6. doi: 10.1007/s00256-014-1960-0. Epub 2014 Jul 24.

Abstract

Sarcoid-like reaction has been documented in association with several types of malignancy, including renal cell carcinoma. We report the case of a 41-year-old man with nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma and concomitant non-caseating granulomas distributed diffusely throughout the bone marrow. The granulomas resolved after nephrectomy. As far as we know, this is the first reported case of a sarcoid-like reaction primarily involving the bone marrow in association with renal cell carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Marrow / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Marrow / pathology
  • Bone Marrow Diseases / complications*
  • Bone Marrow Diseases / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / complications*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Granuloma / complications*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / complications*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Male
  • Nephrectomy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods