Bilateral renal lymphangiectasia—an unusual cause of abdominal distension and flank pain in a child

Arora, Abhishek

doi:10.21037/qims.2016.07.04

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“…Ultrasound shows internal vascularity within the mass and showing soft-tissue attenuation with enhancement on contrast-enhanced CT. However, RLM is a cystic lesion (fluid attenuation) with no vascularity [ 14 ]. Associated features of retroperitoneal adenopathy, splenomegaly, or lymphadenopathy at other sites are also seen in the case of renal lymphoma.…”

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Renal Lymphangiectasia: An Unusual Mimicker of Cystic Renal Disease – A Case Series and Literature Review

Umapathy¹,

Alavandar²,

Renganathan³

et al. 2020

Cureus

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Cystic renal lesions are commonly seen on a daily basis in abdominal imaging. Even though most cystic renal lesions are benign simple cysts, complex and multifocal cystic renal diseases are also common with a vast number of differentials. One of the rare mimickers of this condition is renal lymphangiectasia, and the disease can be diagnosed if radiologists are aware of the imaging findings, and this can help the physician to offer the appropriate treatment. We report a case series of five cases in our hospital and also review the literature on renal lymphangiectasia, including its pathophysiology, clinical presentation, imaging appearances, complications, treatment, and differentials.

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“…On CT, there are poorly enhancing soft tissue dense lesions intermingled with adjacent normally enhancing renal parenchyma. RLM shows fluid attenuation on imaging as opposed to soft tissue attenuation seen with nephroblastomatosis [14]. The salient features of differential diagnoses of RLM are presented in Table 2.…”

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Renal Lymphangiectasia: An Unusual Mimicker of Cystic Renal Disease – A Case Series and Literature Review

Umapathy¹,

Alavandar²,

Renganathan³

et al. 2020

Cureus

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“…Due to the classical imaging features, computed tomography (CT) scan becomes the best diagnostic modality for the diagnosis, which can be confirmed by aspiration of chylous fluid. 3 In the pediatric patient, the differential diagnosis includes cystic diseases of the kidney, nephroblastomatosis, and hydronephrosis with perinephric urinoma. Depending on the presentation, the management varies, including conservative, percutaneous aspiration, marsupialization, and nephrectomy.…”

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Renal lymphangiectasia

Rajasekaran¹,

Parkhi²,

Kanojia³

et al. 2022

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“…[4]In 2012, a pediatric patient with bilateral RLM was reported by Vasquez et al and reinforced the significance of using radiological conclusions to identify the pathology of RLM. [5]The etiopathogenesis of RLM is categorized by ectatic endothelial-lined spaces within the cortex with no tubular or glomerular abnormalities and with sparing of the medulla, unclear etiopathogenesis (Arora, 2016). [6] The literature search reveals that RLM is rare, and there is a need to focus on evidence-based clinical conclusions to examine and identify the pathology of RLM.…”

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Renal Lymphangiectasia- Critical Assessment Of A Rare Case And Review Of Literature

Raj¹,

Dhande²,

Bora³

2022

Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results

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Renal Lymphangiectasia (RLM) is a very infrequent benign lymphatic disorder. RLM is often misdiagnosed for other disorders suchas cystic renal masses, usually polycystic kidneys. Although parenthetically found in different cases, RLM is a probable cause of renalfailure and hypertension in undiagnosed victims. The etiology of RLM is unclear and results from the formation of cystic masses anddilatation of perinephric lymphatic channels. In the renal sinus, lymphatic channels connect the perirenal tissues and the renal capsulethe kidney’s lymphatic system. Developmental malformation in the above-mentioned channels is one of the hypotheses presumed todescribe the etiopathogenesis of RLM. The other hypothesis presumes the inflammation of the renal perinephric leads to the dilatationand obstruction of lymphatics.

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Bilateral renal lymphangiectasia—an unusual cause of abdominal distension and flank pain in a child

Cited by 7 publications

References 15 publications

Renal Lymphangiectasia: An Unusual Mimicker of Cystic Renal Disease – A Case Series and Literature Review

Renal Lymphangiectasia: An Unusual Mimicker of Cystic Renal Disease – A Case Series and Literature Review

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Renal Lymphangiectasia- Critical Assessment Of A Rare Case And Review Of Literature

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