A rare initial manifestation of acute lymphocytic leukemia: bilaterally enlarged kidneys and liver

Yalcin Basaran; Selim Sayin; Gokhan Erdem; Oral Nevruz; Ali Ugur Ural

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.48.2395

A rare initial manifestation of acute lymphocytic leukemia: bilaterally enlarged kidneys and liver

Intern Med. 2009;48(17):1541-4. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.48.2395. Epub 2009 Sep 1.

Authors

Yalcin Basaran¹, Selim Sayin, Gokhan Erdem, Oral Nevruz, Ali Ugur Ural

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical School, Ankara, Turkey. yalcinbasaran@hotmail.com

PMID: 19721300
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.48.2395

Abstract

A case with early presentation of acute lymphocytic leukemia with bilaterally enlarged kidneys and liver is presented. Both hepatic and renal infiltration with leukemic cells is a rare manifestation of acute lymphocytic leukemia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Kidney Diseases / diagnosis*
Kidney Diseases / etiology
Liver Diseases / diagnosis*
Liver Diseases / etiology
Male
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / diagnosis*
Young Adult