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Pothen L, Aydin S, Camboni A, Hainaut P. Nephrotic syndrome without kidney injury revealing intravascular large B cell lymphoma. BMJ Case Rep 2019; 12:12/6/e229359. [PMID: 31196971 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-229359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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We describe the case of a 64-year-old woman admitted for fever of unknown origin, who developed nephrotic syndrome during hospitalisation and pulmonary infiltrates. Renal biopsy disclosed intracapillary glomerular invasion by intravascular large B cell lymphoma. Clinical and biological evolution was favourable after rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicine, vincristine and prednisone (R-CHOP) treatment and autologous stem cell transplant. Two years after diagnosis the patient was considered in remission.
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- Lucie Pothen
- Service de Médecine interne et Maladies Infectieuses, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Service de Médecine interne et Maladies Infectieuses, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium
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Cossu A, Deiana A, Lissia A, Satta A, Cossu M, Dedola MF, Bella MA, Palmieri G, Tanda F. Nephrotic Syndrome and Angiotropic Lymphoma Report of a Case. TUMORI JOURNAL 2018; 90:510-3. [PMID: 15656340 DOI: 10.1177/030089160409000514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A case of angiotropic lymphoma involving renal glomeruli and interstitial vessels associated with nephrotic syndrome and with minor lesions in the glomerular basal membrane is reported. A 56-year-old woman had fever, weakness and clinical findings of a nephrotic syndrome with normal renal function. Renal biopsy revealed that the glomeruli were infiltrated by neoplastic lymphoid cells positive for CD20 and CD45; the glomerular basement membranes showed a pattern of minimal change disease. This case and our review of the literature suggest that the rare association of intravascular lymphoma and glomerular disease is more than coincidental.
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- Antonio Cossu
- Azienda USL n 1 Sassari, Istituto di Anatomia ed Istologia Patologica, Sassari, Italy.
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Desclaux A, Lazaro E, Pinaquy JB, Yacoub M, Viallard JF. Renal Intravascular Large B-cell Lymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Intern Med 2017; 56:827-833. [PMID: 28381751 PMCID: PMC5457928 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.56.6406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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We herein report the case of a 52-year-old woman who consulted us because of a 2-month history of a fever, anorexia and weight loss. A physical examination was unremarkable. The blood count showed mild anemia and lymphopenia, and lactate dehydrogenase was elevated. Creatinine clearance was normal and proteinuria was undetectable. CT showed enlarged kidneys. A bone marrow biopsy was normal. PET-CT showed an intense uptake of 18fluorodeoxyglucose in both kidneys. A kidney biopsy provided the diagnosis of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL). Kidney-limited IVLBCL without an impairment in the renal function or proteinuria has not been described. We analyzed the 38 published cases of IVLBCL involving the kidney to describe the main features of this entity.
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- Arnaud Desclaux
- Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Unit, Haut-Leveque Hospital, France
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Kaneyuki D, Komeno Y, Yoshimoto H, Yoshimura N, Iihara K, Ryu T. Intestinal Intravascular Large B-cell Lymphoma Mimicking Ulcerative Colitis with Secondary Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis. Intern Med 2016; 55:2475-81. [PMID: 27580553 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.55.6737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A 47-year-old woman with ulcerative colitis (UC) was admitted to our hospital for renal dysfunction and progressive anemia. Colonoscopy revealed intestinal lesions and pathological findings showed intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL). According to the polymerase chain reaction analysis of sequential rectal specimens, we concluded that she suffered from intestinal BCL, not UC. After chemotherapy, her renal function progressed to nephrotic syndrome. The pathological findings of renal biopsy specimens indicated membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN). Chemotherapy was continued and led to the remission of BCL and MPGN. We herein describe the first case of intestinal IVLBCL mimicking UC with secondary MPGN.
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- Daisuke Kaneyuki
- Department of Hematology, Japan Community Healthcare Organization (JCHO) Tokyo Yamate Medical Center, Japan
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Akpinar TS, Ozkok A, Batu D, Sarihan I, Kose M, Tascioglu C. Isolated renal intravascular lymphoma: a case report and review of the literature. Ren Fail 2014; 36:1125-8. [PMID: 24826874 DOI: 10.3109/0886022x.2014.918829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a very rare subtype of extranodal large B-cell lymphoma. It may involve various organ systems such as skin, liver, lung or kidney. Isolated kidney involvement of IVLBCL is also very rare. Herein we report a very rare case of isolated renal IVLBCL presented with fever of unknown origin, acute kidney injury and nephrotic syndrome. Diagnosis was suspected with isolated high renal (18)F fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in positron emission tomography and confirmed with renal biopsy. Complete remission was obtained with combined chemotherapy including rituximab. We reviewed the English literature in terms of IVLBCL with renal involvement and we could only find 16 such cases. Accordingly, fever, AKI and nephritic syndrome are the most common presenting symptoms in renal intravascular lymphoma.
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- Timur Selcuk Akpinar
- Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University , Istanbul , Turkey , and
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True identity of endocapillary proliferation: a case of intravascular large B cell lymphoma diagnosed with immunohistochemical study of kidney biopsy and literature review. CEN Case Rep 2012; 1:61-68. [PMID: 28509062 DOI: 10.1007/s13730-012-0014-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2011] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A 78-year-old Japanese female presented with low-grade fever, malaise, and appetite loss lasting for 1 month. Upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy and contrast-enhanced whole-body computed tomography (CT) revealed no abnormal findings at a referring hospital. She was referred to our hospital because of bilateral leg edema and 2.5 g/day proteinuria. Serum creatinine was 0.73 mg/dl and the kidneys were not enlarged. Kidney biopsy showed marked endocapillary proliferation with mesangiolysis. Soon after the kidney biopsy, her symptoms improved spontaneously, along with decreases in lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) from 503 to 197 IU/l, C-reactive protein (CRP) from 4.47 to 0.66 mg/dl, and soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) from 1789 to 1001 U/ml. Thus, she was followed carefully as an outpatient. One month later, however, she presented with dysarthria and right-sided hemiparesis, and diffusion-weighted brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed multiple high-intensity areas. She also had respiratory failure, and lung perfusion scintigraphy showed multiple low blood stream areas. Suspecting some endovascular abnormality, we performed immunohistochemical staining of the kidney biopsy specimen taken previously to find that endocapillary infiltrating cells were CD20-positive B lymphocytes. The infiltrating cells were confined to the endocapillary compartment in glomeruli and peritubular capillaries. Both clinical and pathological findings led us to diagnose intravascular large B cell lymphoma (IVLBCL). Two bone marrow biopsies and random skin biopsies were performed, but no abnormality was found. The present case demonstrates that clinical course and renal biopsy findings of intravascular large B cell lymphoma may mimic other renal conditions and that the identification of cell types with immunohistochemical staining may help establish an accurate diagnosis.
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Abdul-Rahman IS. Renal Disease in Hematological Malignancies. Int J Organ Transplant Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1561-5413(11)60002-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Sandhu G, Ranade A, Mankal P, Herlitz LC, Jones J, Cortell S. Acute kidney injury in the setting of AIDS, bland urine sediment, minimal proteinuria and normal-sized kidneys: a presentation of renal lymphoma. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2010; 26:747-51. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Kidney-limited intravascular large B cell lymphoma: a distinct variant of IVLBCL? Int J Hematol 2009; 89:533-537. [PMID: 19322627 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-009-0294-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2008] [Revised: 03/01/2009] [Accepted: 03/05/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Intravascular large B cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma characterized by a disseminated intravascular proliferation of tumor cells in the lumina of small vessels. Although the kidney is one of the target organs of IVLBCL, it is extremely rare that lymphoma cells are localized only in the kidney. We report here a Japanese patient with kidney-limited IVLBCL. The patient presented with mild proteinuria and a good performance status without B symptoms at presentation. A renal biopsy showed large B cell neoplastic lymphocytes in the glomerular capillary lumina. Extensive systemic examinations showed no other organ involvement. The patient responded well to rituximab and anthracycline-based chemotherapy. A follow-up renal biopsy showed the disappearance of intraglomerular lymphoma cells with restoration of glomerular architecture. Within 20 months past the discontinuation of chemotherapy, no evidence of recurrence was observed. Although IVLBCL is commonly a fatal disease, favorable clinical courses were reported in some cases of IVLBCL, such as the cutaneous variant. To our knowledge, there are 8 reported cases of kidney-limited IVLBCL in the English literature. All 4 patients treated with intensive chemotherapy responded well to the treatment as our patient. We suggest that kidney-limited IVLBCL might be a distinct variant of IVLBCL.
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Yoo J, Kuppachi S, Chander P. Quiz page. Large B-cell lymphoma, intravascular type, with diffuse glomerular and focal interstitial infiltration. Am J Kidney Dis 2008; 51:A43-6. [PMID: 18501777 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.11.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2007] [Accepted: 11/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jinil Yoo
- Department of Nephrology, Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, New York Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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Sawa N, Ubara Y, Katori H, Hoshino J, Suwabe T, Tagami T, Takemoto F, Miyakoshi S, Taniguchi S, Ohashi K, Takaichi K. Renal intravascular large B-cell lymphoma localized only within peritubular capillaries. Report of a case. Intern Med 2007; 46:657-62. [PMID: 17527039 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.46.6333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We report a 35-year-old Japanese woman with intravascular large B-cell lymphoma diagnosed by percutaneous renal biopsy. The patient was referred to our institution for further examination of fever of unknown origin. She had renal dysfunction with a creatinine clearance of 44.1 mL/min, and daily urinary excretion of 0.22 g of protein and 21.5 mg of beta 2 microglobulin. Computed tomography showed markedly enlarged kidneys bilaterally. Percutaneous renal biopsy showed that an island-like atypical lymphoid cell accumulation was encircled with the peritubular capillary walls in many areas of the tubulo-interstitium, resulting in marked destruction of tubular structure. However, almost all the glomeruli were intact. Immunohistochemical analysis confirmed the diagnosis of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma. Shortly after diagnosis, she was treated with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunomycin, oncovin, and prednisolone, and her renal function and size improved. Renal involvement by lymphoma has been classified into two categories: intraglomerular intravascular lymphoma and tubulointerstitial diffuse invasion type that is distinct from intravascular lymphoma. For the latter cases with renal dysfunction and marked bilateral nephromegaly but without proteinuria, intravascular lymphoma within intra-peritublar capillaries should be considered as a possible diagnosis.
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- Naoki Sawa
- Department of Nephrology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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Dauchy FA, Etienne G, Deminière C, Combe C, Merville P, Longy-Boursier M. [Lymphoma with initial renal involvement: four cases]. Rev Med Interne 2006; 27:909-15. [PMID: 16952412 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2006.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2006] [Revised: 07/06/2006] [Accepted: 07/24/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE To present a comprehensive description of the clinical features of patients with renal manifestations during lymphoma. METHODS Retrospective review of medical records from all patients diagnosed with lymphoma associated with kidney involvement in our hospital between 1996 to 2004. Four cases were identified and analysed. RESULTS Four patients presented a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. One patient showed intravascular large B-cell lymphoma, revealed by proteinuria. Another patient had a nephrotic syndrome, and two had a renal mass. Renal histology allowed diagnosis of lymphoma in 3 cases. CONCLUSION The diagnosis of lymphoma associated with renal involvement is rather difficult, and more specifically in case of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma, or even primary renal lymphoma. We present here a comprehensive review of the literature and we discuss pathogenesis of these conditions.
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- F-A Dauchy
- Médecine interne et maladies tropicales, hôpital Saint-André, CHU de Bordeaux, université Bordeaux-II, 1, rue Jean-Burguet, 33075 Bordeaux cedex, France.
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Sawamoto A, Narimatsu H, Suzuki T, Kurahashi S, Sugimoto T, Sugiura I. Long-term remission after autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for relapsed intravascular lymphoma. Bone Marrow Transplant 2005; 37:233-4. [PMID: 16284609 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Girard T, Nochy D, Montravers F, Der Sahakian G, Fior R, Galanaud P, Boué F. Intra-vascular large B-cell lymphoma revealed by a nephrotic syndrome: a one year remission induced by a high frequency CHOP and rituximab. Leuk Lymphoma 2004; 45:1703-5. [PMID: 15370230 DOI: 10.1080/10428190410001683822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Intra-vascular lymphoma is usually reported as a rare and fatal disorder. We describe here the first case of an intra-vascular lymphoma revealed by a nephrotic syndrome for which a durable remission has been obtained by 8 cycles of bi-mensual CHOP and Rituximab therapy. In this report, 18 fluorodesoxyglucose tomoscintigraphy is discussed as a tool for intra-vascular lymphoma extension and follow-up.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Cyclophosphamide/therapeutic use
- Doxorubicin/therapeutic use
- Female
- Humans
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/drug therapy
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/drug therapy
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology
- Nephrotic Syndrome/pathology
- Prednisone/therapeutic use
- Remission Induction
- Rituximab
- Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
- Vascular Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Vascular Neoplasms/pathology
- Vincristine/therapeutic use
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- T Girard
- Service de Medecine Interne, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Faculté de Médecine Paris-Sud, Paris, France.
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Törnroth T, Heiro M, Marcussen N, Franssila K. Lymphomas diagnosed by percutaneous kidney biopsy. Am J Kidney Dis 2004; 42:960-71. [PMID: 14582040 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajkd.2003.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Occult renal lymphoma clinically mimicking renal medical disease constitutes a diagnostic challenge to nephrologists, radiologists, and renal pathologists. The clinical and radiological findings, mostly nonspecific or inconclusive, seldom obviate the need for a kidney biopsy. METHODS AND RESULTS We report 5 new cases of diffuse bilateral renal lymphoma diagnosed by percutaneous kidney biopsy, all presenting with acute renal failure (ARF) of unknown cause. Three cases showed an interstitial and 2 an intraglomerular/intravascular type of lymphomatous infiltration. All tumors were of B-cell lineage. Our cases add to 50 similar cases reported since 1980. Considering all 55 cases together, 39 (87%) of the 44 cases with interstitial and 5 of 11 (45%) of those with intraglomerular lymphoma presented with ARF. In contrast, 5 of 10 cases with intraglomerular but none with interstitial infiltration presented with nephrotic range proteinuria. All but 2 cases (95%) with ARF and interstitial lymphoma but none with ARF and intraglomerular lymphoma showed bilaterally enlarged kidneys. Signs of extrarenal lymphomatous involvement were detected in 24 cases (44%) at the time of kidney biopsy or shortly thereafter. However, in only 10 cases (18%), all with interstitial lymphoma, was a tumor suspected prior to biopsy, mainly based on radiographical evidence of enlarged kidneys. CONCLUSION Both types of diffuse bilateral renal lymphoma may clinically mimic renal medical disease. ARF in interstitial and in intraglomerular lymphoma may be due to increased intrarenal pressure and intraglomerular obstruction, respectively. Percutaneous kidney biopsy provides the most expedient means of establishing the diagnosis. Differential diagnosis includes interstitial nephritis and proliferative glomerulonephritis.
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- Tom Törnroth
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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Shaknovich R, Francois DJ, Cattoretti G, D'Agati VD, Markowitz GS. A rare cause of nephrotic syndrome. Am J Kidney Dis 2002; 39:892-5. [PMID: 11920359 DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2002.32012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Rita Shaknovich
- Department of Pathology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Roux S, Grossin M, De Bandt M, Palazzo E, Vachon F, Kahn MF. Angiotropic large cell lymphoma with mononeuritis multiplex mimicking systemic vasculitis. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1995; 58:363-6. [PMID: 7897423 PMCID: PMC1073378 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.58.3.363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Angiotropic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), the so-called malignant angioendotheliomatosis, is characterised by proliferation of tumorous cells within small vessels. Manifestations in the CNS and cutaneous lesions prevail in the clinical presentation, although any organ can be involved. The recent classification of this lymphoma as part of the large cell lymphomas has modified the therapeutic approaches employed. This should improve the prognosis of this usually fatal disease. An unusual case presenting with fever, mononeuritis multiplex, and cutaneous lesions is reported. Peripheral neuropathy without other neurological symptoms is uncommon, and, to our knowledge, such isolated mononeuritis multiplex with nerve lesions has not been previously reported in ALCL. The clinical diagnosis was a systemic necrotising vasculitis and it is considered that its differential diagnosis must include angiotropic large cell lymphoma.
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- S Roux
- Department of Rheumatology, Bichat Hospital, Paris, France
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Angiotropic large cell lymphoma is a rare microvascular malignancy presenting most commonly with neurologic symptoms but, from a review of the scarce literature, also invariably with evidence of renal involvement. We believe this to be the first case in which the diagnosis was made by initial renal biopsy and in which follow-up of the effectiveness of chemotherapy was assessed by a second biopsy. Proteinuria is prominent in this condition and may result either from the epithelial cell abnormalities associated with the minimal-change lesion or from a direct interaction between the B cell-derived malignant cells and the glomerular endothelium. We believe the kidney may be the most appropriate organ with which to histologically confirm the diagnosis of suspected angiotropic large cell lymphoma and examination of the kidney may prove to be the best way to allow histologic follow-up of the disease or the efficacy of its therapy.
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- J W Agar
- Department of Renal Medicine, Geelong Hospital, Australia
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Liszka U, Drlicek M, Hitzenberger P, Machacek E, Mayer H, Stockhammer G, Grisold W. Intravascular lymphomatosis: a clinicopathological study of three cases. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 1994; 120:164-8. [PMID: 8263013 DOI: 10.1007/bf01202196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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In patients with intravascular lymphomatosis (IL) a broad spectrum of neuro-psychiatric disorders including dementia, focal neurological signs and seizures has been reported. Clinical diagnosis is difficult since neuroimaging findings are nonspecific. The clinical histories, biopsy and autopsy findings of three patients with IL, one with brain biopsy, are described. Two of them presented with rapidly progressive, fluctuating dementia. The third patient suffered from seizures followed by aphasia. Histology revealed large-cell lymphoma of the B cell type. The prognosis of IL, in general, is poor.
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- U Liszka
- Department of Pathology and Bacteriology, Psychiatric Hospital Baumgartner Hoehe, Vienna, Austria
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