Lymphangioma of the right kidney in an infant boy.
A 9-month-old boy with a primary cystic lymphangioma of the right kidney is reported. The clinical and radiological features favored a malignant tumor. Histology revealed the lesion to be a lymphangioma; the diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemistry and chemical analysis of the intracystic fluid. Lymphangiomas of the kidney are rare in adults; they are even rarer in infants and children. Nevertheless, renal lymphangiomas should be considered in the differential diagnosis of multicystic, unilateral renal masses, independent of the age of the patient.
Caduff
R F
RF
Department of Pathology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Schwöbel
M G
MG
Willi
U V
UV
Briner
J
J
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007223:Infant; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography