Genitourinary manifestations of lymphoma

PubMed, the Internet portal of biomedical and life sciences literature, indexed an interesting article, entitled “Genitourinary manifestations of lymphoma.” (Aktuelle Urol. 2007 Jul;38(4):324-7). Authors are Schultz A, Maruschke M, Leithauser bM, et al., from the Schultz A, Maruschke M, Leithäuser M, Seiter H. Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) of the genitourinary system is a very rare disease. Only 1 % of NHL are primary genitourinary lymphomas. Secondary infiltration from disseminated lymphoma can be found in all the genitourinary organs. The authors report on five patients with genitourinary lymphoma: one case of primary testicular lymphoma and four patients with secondary lymphomatous infiltration of kidney, bladder, prostate and testicles, respectively. The clinical courses are described and the current literature is reviewed. The mostly radical procedures are performed for curative purposes after an incorrect diagnosis of a malignant organ cancer without even recognizing or considering NHL in the differential diagnosis. To access the full abstract of the article, click here.