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