PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ahmed M. Alkhunaizi
AU  - Riyadh A. Daabil
AU  - Mohammad F. Dawamneh
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.