title: Imaging features of haematological malignancies of kidneys.
abstract: Haematological malignancies are relatively uncommon neoplasms of kidneys. Nevertheless, the incidence of these neoplasms is increasing, partly due to more widespread use of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. This article discusses the clinical and imaging features of renal lymphoma, leukaemia, extra-osseous multiple myeloma, and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder. Although there is overlap of imaging features with other more common malignancies, such as transitional and renal cell cancers, the combination of imaging findings and the appropriate clinical picture should allow the radiologist to raise a provisional diagnosis of a haematological neoplasm. This has management implications including the preference for image-guided core biopsies and a shift towards medical rather than surgical therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA. Electronic address: ksandras@iupui.edu.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sandrasegaran
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Menias
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdelbaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shaaban
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Elsayes
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media