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Murine Bilateral Renal Lymphadenectomy
Published on: December 30, 2025
Secondary hypertension caused by massive renal lymphangiomatosis
Bruno E P Balbo1, Fábio C Vicentini, Elieser H Watanabe
1Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract:
Renal lymphangiomatosis is a rare disease characterized by lymphatic vessel proliferation. We present a case of an adult patient with chronic flank pain, hypertension, and a right kidney mass. The magnetic resonance imaging findings were consistent with unilateral renal lymphangiomatosis. Technetium-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid renal scintilography revealed decreased ipsilateral renal function. From these findings, the patient underwent right nephrectomy, which resulted in complete remission of his hypertension and pain.
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