title: Diffuse bone marrow sarcoid-like reaction associated with renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: Sarcoid-like reaction has been documented in association with several types of malignancy, including renal cell carcinoma. We report the case of a 41-year-old man with nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma and concomitant non-caseating granulomas distributed diffusely throughout the bone marrow. The granulomas resolved after nephrectomy. As far as we know, this is the first reported case of a sarcoid-like reaction primarily involving the bone marrow in association with renal cell carcinoma.
authors: Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Ave North, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA, Timothyfmadden@yahoo.com.
authors: Timothy F
authors: TF
authors: Madden
authors: Steven J
authors: SJ
authors: Baccei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods