title: Lymphangioma of the right kidney in an infant boy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Caduff
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Schwöbel
authors.forename: U V
authors.initials: UV
authors.lastname: Willi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Briner
mesh_terms: 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