title: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the renal pelvis.
abstract: Primary lymphoma of the upper urinary tract is an extremely rare entity without specific clinical or laboratory findings. Thus, this particular diagnosis is rarely anticipated and might well be reached only after nephroureterectomy. We describe a patient with primary follicular and diffuse follicle center lymphoma arising in the renal pelvis that was treated with surgery and postoperative immunochemotherapy. Furthermore, we review the literature regarding the treatment and outcome of this rare disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Therapeutics, University of Athens, Medical School, Alexandra Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bozas
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tassidou
authors.forename: Lia A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Moulopoulos
authors.forename: Constantinos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Constandinidis
authors.forename: Aristotelis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bamias
authors.forename: Meletios A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dimopoulos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000473:pathology*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome