A Case of Renal Lipomatosis in Transplanted Kidney

Korean Journal of Nephrology 2008;27(1):158-161.

Eun Jung Shin, M.D.1 , Eun Ho Chu, M.D.1, Sun Hee Ko, M.D.1, Seung Min Jeong, M.D.1 Su Hyun Kim, M.D.1, Hye Eun Yoon, M.D.1 , Yong Kyun Kim, M.D.1 , Yeong Jin Choi, M.D.2 Chul Woo Yang, M.D.1, Yong Soo Kim, M.D.1 and Byung Kee Bang, M.D.1

Department of Internal Medicine1 and clinical pathology2 The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

증례 : 이식신에 발생한 지방종증

신은중1•추은호1•고선희1•정승민1•김수현1•윤혜은1 김용균1•최영진2•양철우1•김용수1•방병기1

가톨릭대학교 의과대학 내과학교실1, 병리학교실2

Abstract

Replacement lipomatosis in grafted kidney is a rare complication, and it consists of abnormal fatty proliferation. We report a patient with replacement kidney lipomatosis in grafted kidney. Abdominal CT was performed for evaluation of vague abdominal pain, and 3.9 cm sized mass was incidentally detected in the grafted kidney. Presumptive diagnosis of mass was lymphoma or other tumorous conditions. Graft was removed surgically, and it was confirmed as lipomatosis. Renal lipomatosis is rare but it should be included as a differential diagnosis of mass in transplanted kidney.

Key Words: Lipomatosis, Kidney transplantation, Lymphoma