A Pediatric Renal Lymphoma Case Presenting with Central Nervous System Findings

نویسندگان

  • Ahmet Baran
  • Serhan Küpeli
  • Ömer Doğru
چکیده

UNLABELLED In pediatric patients renal lymphoma frequently presents in the form of multiple, bilateral mass lesions, infrequently as a single or retroperitoneal mass, and rarely as diffuse infiltrative lesions. In patients with apparent central nervous system involvement close attention to other physical and laboratory findings are essential for preventing a delay in the final diagnosis. Herein we present a pediatric patient with renal lymphoma that presented with central nervous system findings that caused a delay in diagnosis. CONFLICT OF INTEREST None declared.

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دوره 30  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013