title: Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma presenting as giant kidneys: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma is a rare form of tumor of the lymph nodes or lymphoid tissue. In this report we describe an unusual presentation of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma consisting of giant kidneys with no nephrotic syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 46-year-old Arabic man from Gaza was hospitalized in our ward due to abdominal pain and a weight loss of 20 kg during the preceding two months. The results of the physical examination and laboratory tests raised the possibility of neoplastic disease. A computerized tomographic scan of the abdomen showed huge kidneys, and a kidney biopsy showed infiltration by lymphocytes and eosinophils. The genetic examination revealed T-cell lymphoma. Diagnosis was made by a lymph node biopsy, which shows typical findings of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma can present with huge kidneys without nephrotic syndrome.
authors.forename: Ori
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Argov
authors.forename: Gideon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Charach
authors.forename: Moshe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weintraub
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shtabsky