Renal lymphangiomatosis: A rare cause of bilateral nephromegaly

Authors: Mani, NBS¹; Sodhi, KS¹; Singh, P¹; Katariya, S¹; Poddar, U²; Thapa, BR²

Source: Australasian Radiology, Volume 47, Number 2, June 2003 , pp. 184-187(4)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

Summary

We report the ultrasound, excretory urography and MR findings in a young child with renal lymphangiomatosis who presented with gradually progressive bilateral flank swelling but who was otherwise asymptomatic. The typical perirenal and parapelvic cysts are visualized as hypoechoic lesions on sonography and hyperintense on T2-weighted HASTE images. T1-weighted image could not delineate the cysts clearly. The renal parenchyma was hyperechoic on sonography, and MRI showed reversal of the normal corticomedullary signal intensity, and confirmed the diagnosis by suggesting the non-parenchymal origin of the cysts.

Keywords: kidney; lymphangiomatosis; lymphatic cysts; magnetic resonance imaging; sonography

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1046/j.0004-8461.2003.01149.x

Affiliations: 1: Radiodiagnosis and Imaging and 2: Paediatric Gastroenterology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

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