title: Primary renal lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue.
abstract: Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue-type lymphomas have recently been recognized as a distinctive form of B-cell malignant lymphoma. In contrast to other types of low-grade lymphomas, these tumors have a tendency to be localized at diagnosis and to be curable with local therapy. We report an unusual case of primary localized low-grade lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue arising in the kidney. The patient underwent radical nephrectomy and was free of disease at 28 months of follow-up without additional treatment. Once properly staged and classified, lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue involving the kidney can be managed by radical nephrectomy and follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tuzel
authors.forename: M Ugur
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Mungan
authors.forename: Kutsal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yorukoglu
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Basakci
authors.forename: Ziya
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kirkali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy