[Non-Hodgkin lymphoma mimicking renal carcinoma: apropos of 1 case of follicular lymphoma].
Primary renal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is unusual, in contrast to the frequent renal involvement in disseminated NHL. We report a case of follicular lymphoma presenting initially as a renal mass. In the literature, twenty-seven similar cases have been described since 1980. The median age at diagnosis is 64 years with a male predominance. Clinical and radiological findings generally evoke renal carcinoma. Histologically, tumors are usually large B-cell lymphomas. The existence of renal non-Hodgkin lymphoma mimicking renal carcinoma must be recognized. Such lymphomas can either be primitive or be nodal with a renal presentation. Nephrectomy followed by chemotherapy permits long disease free survival.
Dufau
J P
JP
Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital Percy, Clamart. jph.dufau@wanadoo.fr
Patte
J H
JH
Ceccaldi
B
B
Fagot
T
T
Sylvestre
A
A
Le Vagueresse
R
R
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms; D008224:Lymphoma, Follicular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009392:Nephrectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents