PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Alkhunaizi, Ahmed M. AU - Daabil, Riyadh A. AU - Dawamneh, Mohammad F. TI - Acute kidney injury secondary to lymphomatous infiltration and the role of kidney biopsy DP - 2008 Dec 01 TA - Saudi Medical Journal PG - 1808--1810 VI - 29 IP - 12 4099 - http://smj.org.sa/content/29/12/1808.short 4100 - http://smj.org.sa/content/29/12/1808.full SO - Saudi Med J2008 Dec 01; 29 AB - We report a 47-year-old male patient who developed acute kidney injury requiring hemodialysis, associated with massive enlargement of both kidneys. A part from intra-abdominal lymphadenopathy, there was no other organ or lymph node involvement. A kidney biopsy established the diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The patient received chemotherapy with good response. This case demonstrates that the kidney could be the primary organ involved in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. In addition, we have shown that renal biopsy is adequate to make a diagnosis of lymphoma without the need to do more invasive testing.