An unusual cause of acute renal failure: renal lymphoma

Renal involvement is a common finding in non-Hodgkins lymphoma (NHL). Acute renal failure at initial presentation due to lymphomatous infiltration of the kidneys has been described infrequently. We report a 17-year-old male who presented with acute renal failure due to massive lymphomatous infiltration of the kidneys, which necessitated hemodialysis. The diagnosis of B-cell NHL was established by tru-cut biopsy of the kidneys and the patient had an excellent response to high-dose chemotherapy with no major complication. The presence of extrarenal involvement in the testes and the retroperitoneal lymph nodes made the diagnosis of primary renal lymphoma debatable. However, considering the delay in diagnosis and the high proliferative rate of B-cell NHL, we might postulate that the disease had originated primarily in the kidneys. We recommend that in NHL cases with severe renal involvement, full-dose chemotherapy should be instituted with meticulous clinical and laboratory follow-up in order to improve clinical and renal failure status rapidly and to avoid further dissemination of NHL.     

Renal insufficiency due to bilateral primary renal lymphoma.

Diffusely enlarged nonhydronephrotic kidneys on ultrasound and computer-tomographic examination in a case of progressive preterminal renal insufficiency were very suggestive of extensive lymphomatous infiltration. Diffuse infiltration of the kidney by centrocytic/centroblastic non-Hodgkin lymphoma was confirmed upon renal biopsy. No other localizations of lymphoma could be found. After four courses of CHOP chemotherapy there was a complete remission of this primary renal non-Hodgkin lymphoma, with complete recovery of renal function.     

Acute renal failure due to mantle cell lymphoma--a case report and discussion of the literature

Acute renal failure secondary to lymphomatous infiltration of the kidneys is a rare manifestation raer mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). We present the case of a 76-year-old gentleman with acute renal failure an a background of previously treated low grade non-hodgkin lymphoma. At the time of presentation he complained only of mild lethargy und had no lymphadenopathy or organomegaly. Renal ultrasound revealed bilaterally enlarged kidneys and renal biopsy confirmed MCL. Mantle cell lymphoma runs an aggressive course and accurate diagnosis is very important in guiding appropriate treatment. This case demonstrates the importance of renal biopsy in the diagnosis of renal lymphomatous infiltration but also highlights the potential utility of histological examination in guiding targeted therapy.     

Insuffisance rénale aiguë révélatrice d’un lymphome rénal. À propos d’un cas

Acute renal failure, as the initial manifestation of lymphoma, has been reported only in a few cases. In this work, we report the case of a 28-year-old women admitted for acute renal failure. Her physical examination detected bilateral kidney enlargement. Laboratory evaluation revealed a serum creatinine value 218 μmol/l. A 24-hour urine collection analysis allowed the detection of 1 g of protein. No red cells were found after urinanalysis. Renal ultrasound showed massively enlarged kidneys. Renal biopsy of the kidney and pathologic examination showed diffuse infiltration of the interstitium with lymphocytes and atypical cells positive for CD20 markers. A diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell type non-Hodgkin lymphoma was made. However, investigations revealed the presence of two others sites of lymphoma: gastric and ophthalmic. The patient's renal function and kidney size as well as the other lymphoma locations were normalized after the initiation of chemotherapy.     

Renal infiltrate by a plasmocytoïd chronic B lymphocytic leukaemia and renal failure: a rare occurrence in nephropathology. A case report and review of the literature

We report the case of a 55-year-old male with renal failure as the initial manifestation of interstitial and focal infiltration of the kidneys by a small B-cell lymphoma. Since three years, this patient had a history of CLL with plasmocytic differentiation and was left untreated owing to stade A Binet classification. After chemotherapy, the lymphocytosis and the adenopathies disappear and the renal function improve. Infiltration of the kidneys by non-Hodgkin small B-cell lymphoma, including chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), is usually asymptomatic, fortuitously discovered at the time of an X-ray examination or at autopsy. Association with renal failure is extremely rare. We review the reported cases of renal failure associated with lymphomatous infiltration (13 cases of CLL and five cases of lymphoplasmocytic lymphoma kappa or lambda IgM), with the following conclusions: in most cases, renal insufficiency appears in a few months and significantly disappears after chemotherapy; the renal infiltrate is usually focal in lymphoplasmocytic lymphoma and rather massive and diffuse in CLL; the neoplastic feature of a small B-cell lympho?d infiltrate may be difficult to determine: a poorly limited, monomorphous, CD20+ CD5+ lymphoid infiltrate is lymphomatous. In case of plasmocytic differentiation, it must be looked for kappa or lambda monotypy; the type of the lymphomatous infiltrate according to the WHO 2008 classification may be difficult to determine in a small sampling of renal tissue: the renal infiltrate must be compared, if possible, with a lymph node infiltrate. Owing to its bad prognosis, mantle cell lymphoma must be distinguished from other small B-cell lymphoma like CLL/small lymphocytic lymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma and lymphoplasmocytic lymphoma.     

Primary renal lymphoma presenting as acute renal failure

Diffuse bilateral infiltration of the kidneys by lymphoma cells is a rare but well-documented cause of acute renal failure (ARF). Only 51 such cases have been reported, 15 of which had ARF as the initial presentation of lymphoma. The clinical and pathologic features of these 15 cases and of two additional cases reported herein are reviewed. The diagnosis should be suspected in a patient with ARF, bilateral enlargement of the kidneys, minimal proteinuria, nonspecific findings on urinalysis, and absence of features of allergic tubulointerstitial nephritis. Renal imaging techniques may suggest the possibility of lymphomatous infiltration, but only renal biopsy or autopsy can provide a definitive diagnosis. Although modern chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy usually leads to a dramatic normalization of renal function, almost all patients eventually die of widespread recurrent lymphoma, despite the absence of clinical or pathologic involvement of the kidneys at the time of death.     

Acute renal failure due to malignant lymphoma infiltration

We present two cases of renal lymphoma revealed by acute renal failure (ARF), which remains a rare clinical entity. Case 1 was a 29-year-old man with an ARF. The diagnosis was a primitive kidney immunophenotype B lymphoma. The patient died after three courses of chemotherapy due to rapid spread lymphoma. The second case was a high-grade renal lymphomatous infiltration, with an unusual computer tomography image of two large kidneys compressing the stomach. Death happened early before initiating therapy. In both cases the diagnosis has been established by renal pathology. Early diagnosis is a key component of therapeutic success, however, the rapid spread of lymphoma worsened renal and vital prognosis.     

Progressive renal failure due to renal invasion and parenchymal destruction by adult T-cell lymphoma

A 43-year-old patient of occult adult T-cell lymphoma (ATL) presenting with systemic illness and progressive renal failure due to lymphomatous infiltration of kidneys is described. The striking feature observed was destructive infiltration of the kidneys, by malignant CD4 cells, virtually replacing the normal renal architecture. The diagnosis of lymphoma was made by renal biopsy. Clinical features typical of ATL were hypercalcemia, lytic bone lesions, and profound wasting and inanition. The patient died rapidly despite attempted therapy. The case illustrates the potential of ATL for direct renal parenchymal destruction.     

Chronic renal failure due to kidney infiltration by Burkitt type lymphoma

Chronic renal failure due to lymphomatous infiltration is rare. We report a case of endstage renal failure due to bilateral massive lymphomatous infiltration confined to the kidneys and pancreas. Renal insufficiency was due to interstitial fibrosis and striking tubular atrophy.     

Acute renal failure due to non-Hodgkin lymphoma infiltration of the kidneys detected by ultrasonography and confirmed by positron emission tomography

Acute renal failure (ARF) as a consequence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma infiltration of the kidneys (LIK) is an uncommon complication of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In literature, ARF due to LIK is reported in progressive disease. A case of non-oliguric acute renal failure secondary to relapse of large B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma primarily localized in the mediastinum is reported. LIK of both kidneys was diagnosed by ultrasonography, computer tomography scan and 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. No other causes for renal failure were found. The prognosis of renal involvement in relapsed non-Hodgkin lymphoma is poor, as is demonstrated by our case.     

A case of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma presenting with acute renal failure diagnosed by renal biopsy]

We report a case of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) presenting with acute renal failure. A-56-year-old male was admitted to our hospital on October, 1997 with fever and renal dysfunction. Physical examination showed no abnormality except for hepatomegaly. Body surface lymphadenopathy was not observed. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed markedly enlarged kidneys bilaterally and a mass of soft tissue density, which was considered as a swelling lymph node, around the aortic artery. The renal biopsy revealed parenchymal involvement of the NHL cells without normal tubulo-interstitial structure, but the glomeruli were almost intact. Our case rapidly fell into oliguria and acute renal failure, hence needed hemodialysis. After chemotherapy was performed, his renal function gradually improved and the kidney became smaller on subsequent CT. Unfortunately, the patient happened to suffer from methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in a neutropenic state and died. Necropsy revealed recovery of the renal interstitium without residual NHL cells. Renal lymphoma without any other organ or nodal involvement is a rare type of NHL, which considered primary renal lymphoma (PRL). However, we believe this case to have been a result of lymphomatous infiltration of the kidneys in disseminated lymphoma.     

肾脏原发性淋巴瘤一例报告并文献复习

目的 提高肾脏原发性淋巴瘤的诊治水平.方法 回顾性分析1例肾脏原发性淋巴瘤患者的临床病理资料,结合文献复习讨论.患者,女,61岁.因左侧腰痛2周入院.查体:左上腹压痛,左肾区叩击痛.B超检查见左肾正常结构未显示,集合系统分离,最宽处约1.0 cm,左肾区可探及一巨大低回声肿物,大小9.7cm×5.3cm,边界模糊.CT检查见左肾中下极肿物,大小9.8 cm×8.9 cm ×8.8 cm,边界不清,平扫CT值为39 HU,增强后为61 HU,强化不明显.术前诊断:左肾恶性肿瘤.结果 患者行根治性左肾切除术.病理报告:左肾大部分被肿瘤组织占据,中下极见10.0cm×9.5 cm ×8.5 cm类圆形肿物,质硬,肿物切面呈灰白色,质地细腻.镜下瘤细胞呈弥漫性浸润,卵圆形或多边形,略大于正常淋巴细胞,核大深染呈不规则形.病理诊断:肾弥漫性大B细胞性淋巴瘤.骨髓穿刺检查未见异常.行环磷酰胺+吡喃阿霉素+长春新碱+泼尼松+利妥昔单抗方案化疗6周期.术后每3个月复查胸部X线片、腹部B超及CT等.随访20个月,未见肿瘤复发.结论 肾脏原发性淋巴瘤临床罕见,症状与肾癌相似,影像学检查无特征性改变,确诊需依靠病理学检查.本病预后不良,手术切除患肾联合规范的全身化疗,可延长患者的生存期.     

Acute tubulo-interstitiel nephritis associated with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presenting as acute renal failure

Renal infiltration in malignant lymphomas may involve the interstitium but rarely causes acute renal failure. In this report, we describe a 59-year-old woman presenting with an acute renal failure due to bilateral diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin's infiltration of the kidneys.     

Primary renal lymphoma in a patient with IgM monoclonal gammapathy

Reports on primary renal lymphoma are scarce in the urological literature, the most part of them are secondary on a lymphomatous infiltration of the kidneys. We report the case of a 77 year old man with an incidental mass on the kidney. After radiological studies (CT), we practise nephrectomy with a pathological result of a non-Hodgking B primary lymphoma. The patient present a IgM monoclonal gammapathy who need complementary treatment with chemotherapy. A literature review on currently recommended diagnostic and treatment practices in presented.     

Low-grade T-cell lymphoma of the kidney and Waldenström's macroglobulinemia in a patient presenting with renal failure

Renal failure is rarely the presenting manifestation of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. We describe the unusual case of a patient who presented with uremia due to lymphomatous infiltration of the kidney by a low-grade T-cell lymphoma. The diagnosis of lymphoma was made by renal biopsy. Extrarenal nodular or extra-nodular involvement could not be detected. However, simultaneously, a lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma was found on bone marrow biopsy associated with IgM paraproteinemia. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a renal T-cell lymphoma associated with Waldenstr?m's macroglobulinemia.     

Diagnostic histologique de lymphome intravasculaire guidé par une hyperfixation corticale rénale à la tomographie par émission de positons : à propos d’un cas

Intravascular large B cell lymphoma is a rare non-Hodgkin large B cell lymphoma disease, with heterogeneous clinical manifestation and difficult pathological diagnosis. Positron emission tomography may be helpfull in this context and has already been reported. A 45-year-old woman was admitted for persistent high fever, inflammatory syndrome and unexplained haemophagocytic syndrome. Bilateral cortical renal hypermetabolism at positron emission tomography initially misled to pyelonephritis diagnosis and secondarily led to kidney biopsy, which showed intravascular large B cell lymphoma. Renal involvement in intravascular large B cell lymphoma is rare and is usually characterized by acute renal failure and proteinuria. Global hypermetabolism at positron emission tomography has already been described in this context, but cortical hypermetabolism has never been associated with pathological findings. In front of persistent high fever without etiology, this positron emission tomography feature must lead to intravascular large B cell lymphoma suspicion and to kidney biopsy to obtain pathological proof.     

Perioperative renal protection

AKI is the term to describe an abrupt reduction in kidney function and it replaces all previous terms such as ARF. The new definition for AKI needs to be validated by future research. Further development of biomarkers of AKI may aid in the early diagnosis and treatment of the syndrome. Mortality due to perioperative AKI often exceeds 50% and small changes in SCr correlate to significant increases in mortality. Preoperative risk factors for the development of AKI include a past history of renal dysfunction, elevated SCr, decreased cardiac performance, and cardiac and vascular surgery. Perioperative renal protection should focus on maintenance of euvolemia, preservation of adequate renal perfusion, and avoidance of any nephrotoxins. Intraoperative fluid management should be titrated to hemodynamic parameters and UO while avoiding excess fluid administration. The ideal fluid to administer is unknown as crystalloids and colloids each have their own advantages and disadvantages. Renal perfusion should be maintained by keeping MAP >65 mmHg and research may identify new techniques to monitor and individualize therapy to maintain renal perfusion. Recent data suggest that fenoldopam may alter outcome in patients with AKI.     

Acute Tubulo-Interstitiel Nephritis Associated with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Presenting as Acute Renal Failure

Renal infiltration in malignant lymphomas may involve the interstitium but rarely causes acute renal failure. In this report, we describe a 59-year-old woman presenting with an acute renal failure due to bilateral diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin's infiltration of the kidneys.     

Acute renal failure secondary to small cell lung cancer with tumor infiltration of the kidneys

Acute renal failure secondary to tumor infiltration of the kidneys is uncommon and largely described in patients with lymphoma or leukemia. We report a 64-year-old man previously diagnosed with limited stage small cell lung cancer who presented with acute renal failure (ARF). Renal imaging showed bilateral enlargement with features suggestive of an infiltrative process. A kidney biopsy established the diagnosis of metastatic small cell lung cancer with diffuse renal parenchymal infiltration. This case emphasizes the rare potential for cancers to metastasize to the kidneys, which can result in ARF. Early recognition of this cause of ARF is crucial, in particular, when the tumor is amenable to chemotherapy or irradiation.