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Primary Renal Lymphoma – A Challenging Diagnosis
ISSN: 2617 - 9482
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Primary Renal Lymphoma – A Challenging Diagnosis
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ICC-0702
Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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IAA.ZONE/2617103079482
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Abstract
Primary renal lymphoma is rare challenging diagnostic dilemma. Many cases have been found in literature, but a cleardiagnostic criterion is still evolving. Chemotherapy is the treatment of choice, however due to its rarity; it is oftenmisdiagnosed, which leads to nephrectomies resulting in unnecessary morbidity. A case of a 60 years old male found tohave a renal mass, being treated as renal cell carcinoma. Exploration for radical nephrectomy resulted in an open biopsyinstead due to a fixed, hard, inoperable renal mass. Diagnosis of lymphoma was made by histological confirmation of thedisease and patient was treated with chemotherapy
