title: Bilateral renal lymphangiomatosis: imaging and histopathologic findings.
abstract: Renal lymphangiomatosis is an extremely rare disease characterized by developmental malformation of the lymphatic system surrounding the kidneys. We present the case of a 22-year-old pregnant female discovered because of worsening. Ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging studies were performed. An 18 × 11 × 10 cm voluminous cystic subcapsular lesion compressing the left kidney and subcapsular cysts of the right kidney were found. After the delivery, marsupialization was performed and the pathological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of lymphangiomatosis. A review of the literature is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Université Paris-Sud 11, APHP, Hôpital de Bicêtre, CHU de Bicêtre, 78 rue du Général Leclerc, 94275, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France. r.karkouche@gmail.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karkouche
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rocher
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guettier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Corcos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Benoît
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferlicot
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult