RENAL LYMPHOMA

Course overview

RENAL INVOLVEMENT IN LYMPHOMA IS COMMONLY IN THE PRESENCE OF WIDESPREAD NODAL OR EXTRANODAL LYMPHOMA. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS SECONDARY RENAL LYMPHOMA (SRL). RARELY, LYMPHOMA MAY INVOLVE THE KIDNEYS ALONE WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF DISEASE ELSEWHERE; THIS PRESENTATION IS TERMED PRIMARY RENAL LYMPHOMA (PRL). ALTHOUGH THE DIAGNOSIS OF RENAL LYMPHOMA CAN BE CHALLENGING, AN AWARENESS OF THE SPECTRUM OF IMAGING FINDINGS CAN HELP TO DIFFERENTIATE LYMPHOMA FROM OTHER RENAL MALIGNANCIES, SUCH AS RENAL CELL CARCINOMA (RCC), AND CAN LEAD TO APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BIOPSY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF RENAL LYMPHOMA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.