An unusual case of renal failure due to solitary plasmacytoma: parenchymal invasion of the kidney.
Solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) is a rare plasma cell disorder mostly involving the upper airway; however, retroperitoneal infiltration is very rare. Kidney injury associated with EMP is exceptionally rare with only anecdotal reports. Herein we report a case of retroperitoneal EMP causing renal failure by the way of direct renal parenchymal infiltration. Renal parenchymal invasion should be considered in aggressive and refractory plasma cell dyscrasias with unexplained renal failure.
Department of Nephrology, Istanbul Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey. abdullahozkok@yahoo.com
Abdullah
A
Ozkok
Omer Celal
OC
Elcioglu
Ali
A
Bakan
Gulsah
G
Sasak
Kadir Gokhan
KG
Atilgan
Sabahat
S
Alisir
Ali Riza
AR
Odabas
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*