RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Acute kidney injury secondary to lymphomatous infiltration and the role of kidney biopsy
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1808
OP 1810
VO 29
IS 12
A1 Alkhunaizi, Ahmed M.
A1 Daabil, Riyadh A.
A1 Dawamneh, Mohammad F.
YR 2008
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/29/12/1808.abstract
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.