Renal cell carcinoma with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma infiltration: a case report.
The coexistence of renal cell carcinoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is more common than expected in the general population; however, renal cell carcinoma with infiltration by non-Hodgkin's lymphoma has rarely been reported. Here we report on a 77-year-old patient who presented with small lymphocytic lymphoma in the jugulodigastric lymph node. He underwent nephrectomy for a renal mass 5 months later. On histopathological examination, the mass was diagnosed as a grade III renal cell carcinoma with infiltrated small lymphocytic lymphoma that was positive for B-cells (CD20). This case is discussed in terms of the coexistence of these tumors and tumor to tumor metastasis.
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Samsun, Turkey. yurdanursullu@yahoo.com
Yurdanur
Y
Sullu
Gamze
G
Donmez
Bedri
B
Kandemir
Seda
S
Gun
D000368:Aged; D018951:Antigens, CD20 / Q000378:metabolism; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*
D018951:Antigens, CD20