Primary renal lymphoma: An incidental finding in an elderly male.

Authors

Ben Silverman
Joey Levy
Alexandra S Vagasi MD, MS, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Rosemary Purrazzella
Shahriyour Andaz

Publication/Presentation Date

9-1-2019

Abstract

Primary renal lymphoma (PRL) is a rare disease process which represents less than 1% of all renal masses and is an uncommon type of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. PRL is of clinical significance due to the fact that unlike the more commonly seen renal cell carcinoma, PRL is treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by nephrectomy. This challenges the long held notion that preoperative biopsies are not necessary prior to nephrectomy for renal masses. In this paper, we present a case of a primary renal lymphoma and discuss its clinical significance.

Volume

26

First Page

100965

Last Page

100965

ISSN

2214-4420

Published In/Presented At

Silverman, B., Levy, J., Vagasi, A. S., Purrazzella, R., & Andaz, S. (2019). Primary renal lymphoma: An incidental finding in an elderly male. Urology case reports, 26, 100965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2019.100965

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

31388492

Department(s)

Department of Surgery

Document Type

Article