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Eble JN, Sauter G., Epstein JI, Sesterhenn IA - iarc

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Paraganglioma / Phaeochromocytoma<br />

Ph.U. Heitz<br />

ICD-O codes<br />

Paraganglioma 8680/1<br />

Pheochromocytoma 8700/0<br />

A very small number of tumours have<br />

been described in the kidney {595,1426}.<br />

Most tumours are small. The cut surface<br />

is grey, often well vascularized. The<br />

colour of the parenchyma often rapidly<br />

turns brown when exposed to air. This is<br />

due to oxidation of chromaffin substances,<br />

including catecholamines. The<br />

architecture is characterized by cell clusters<br />

("Zellballen") surrounded by a network<br />

of fine collagenous septa, containing<br />

blood vessels and sustentacular<br />

cells. The immunoreactions for synaptophysin,<br />

chromogranin A, and CD56 are<br />

consistently strong in virtually all tumour<br />

cells. Protein S-100 highlights tumour<br />

cells and sustentacular cells.<br />

Lymphomas<br />

A. Marx<br />

S.M. Bonsib<br />

Definition<br />

Primary renal lymphoma is a lymphoma<br />

without evidence of systemic involvement.<br />

Epidemiology<br />

Less than 100 cases of primary renal<br />

lymphomas, both Hodgkin disease and<br />

non-Hodgkin lymphoma, have been<br />

described. However, post-transplant<br />

lymphoproliferative disorders are the<br />

most frequently encountered disorder<br />

today. In the non-transplant patients, primary<br />

lymphomas may present as a mass<br />

lesion and regarded clinically as a renal<br />

epithelial neoplasm and treated by<br />

nephrectomy. The diagnosis requires<br />

renal and bone marrow biopsy and thoraco-abdominal<br />

CT {2477}. Dissemination<br />

following the diagnosis of PRL is<br />

common.<br />

Secondary renal lymphomas (SRL) affect<br />

the kidney as the second most common<br />

site for metastasis {2284}. It is 30x more<br />

common than PRL {374,537}. Most present<br />

(48%) in advanced stage lymphoma<br />

{1267}.<br />

Etiology<br />

PRL arising in transplanted kidneys are<br />

usually EBV-associated monomorphic or<br />

polymorphic B-cell lymphoproliferations of<br />

donor origin and related to iatrogenic<br />

immunosuppression {439,839,1695,2833}.<br />

Clinical features<br />

Common symptoms are flank or abdominal<br />

pain, haematuria, fever, weight loss,<br />

hypertension, renal insufficiency, or<br />

acute renal failure {448,537,626,1354,<br />

2097,2382}. Complications are renal failure<br />

{750} and paraneoplastic hypercalcemia<br />

{2676}.<br />

Macroscopy<br />

Nephrectomy specimens in primary or<br />

secondary lymphoma show single or<br />

multifocal nodules (eventually associated<br />

with hydronephrosis) or diffuse renal<br />

enlargment. In secondary lymphoma,<br />

bilateral involvement is frequent (10% to<br />

30%) {13,1881,2097,2408,2647,2696}.<br />

The cut surface is usually homogeneous,<br />

firm and pale, but necrosis, haemorrhage,<br />

cystic changes, calcifications and<br />

tumoral thrombus formation in the renal<br />

vein may occur {2677,2760}. Intravascular<br />

large B-cell lymphoma almost<br />

always affects the kidneys but may<br />

cause no macroscopic change {2819}.<br />

Histopathology<br />

There are three patterns of renal involvement.<br />

The most common is diffuse<br />

involvement with lymphoma cells permeating<br />

between the native nephron structures<br />

resulting in marked organ enlargement.<br />

The second pattern is formation of<br />

one or more tumour masses. The least<br />

common pattern is the intravascular form<br />

where lymphoma cells fill all vascular<br />

components. Almost every histological<br />

lymphoma subtype may be encountered.<br />

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, including<br />

its variants, constitutes the single most<br />

frequent type of PRL and SRL {448,750,<br />

755,2097,2647}.<br />

Prognosis and predictive factors<br />

Secondary renal lymphoma usually indicates<br />

stage IV disease with dismal prognosis<br />

{327,622,1267,2097}. In PRL, dissemination<br />

to extrarenal sites is common<br />

and confers a bad prognosis as well<br />

{622}. Modern radiochemotherapy has<br />

improved survival and renal functional<br />

compromise {2097,2696}.<br />

Fig. 1.129 Lymphoma.<br />

Neuroblastoma / Paraganglioma / Lymphomas 85

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