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World J Clin Cases. Jun 16, 2013; 1(3): 121-123
Published online Jun 16, 2013. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v1.i3.121
Published online Jun 16, 2013. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v1.i3.121
Lymph node non-Hodgkin's lymphoma incidentally discovered during a nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma
Sergio Fernandez-Pello, Luis Rodriguez Villamil, Ivan Gonzalez Rodriguez, Javier Cuervo, Urology Department, Cabueñes Hospital, 33203 Gijón, Spain
Victoria Venta, Carmen Luz Menéndez, Pathology Department, Cabueñes Hospital, 33203 Gijón, Spain
Author contributions: All the authors made a significant contribution to the findings and methods in the paper; all the authors have read and approved the final paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Sergio Fernandez-Pello, Urology Department, Cabueñes Hospital, C/Los Prados 395, 33203 Gijón, Spain. spello84@hotmail.com
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Received: December 27, 2012
Revised: April 29, 2013
Accepted: May 16, 2013
Published online: June 16, 2013
Processing time: 169 Days and 17.4 Hours
Revised: April 29, 2013
Accepted: May 16, 2013
Published online: June 16, 2013
Processing time: 169 Days and 17.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: This is a case of a nephroureterectomy for a renal mass incidentally discovered by imaging techniques. One of the lymph nodes of the renal hilum was diagnosed as non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma B type, the patient being asymptomatic at that moment. Chemotherapy was not started and extension studies were requested.