Primary renal MALT lymphoma presenting with cryoglobulinaemia.
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چکیده
Primary renal lymphoma is a rare clinicopathologic entity that typically presents as renal mass or renal impairment with enlarged kidneys. We describe the case of a 66-year-old woman who presented with type II mixed cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis as the first manifestation of underlying low-grade primary renal lymphoma.
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Cryoglobulinaemia related to Sjogren's syndrome or HCV infection: differences based on the pattern of bone marrow involvement, lymphoma evolution and laboratory tests after parotidectomy.
OBJECTIVE The relationship of cryoglobulinaemia with lymphoproliferation of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) as risk factors for lymphoma evolution in SS remains to be clarified. The different biologic background of SS-related cryoglobulinaemia as compared with cryoglobulinaemia linked to HCV infection was clarified by different clinical and biologic approaches. METHODS B-cell clonal ...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
دوره 26 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011