Acute renal failure due to obstruction in Burkitt lymphoma

Byline: Elpis Mantadakis (1), Victor M. Aquino (1), William R. Strand (2), R. Quigley (3) Keywords: Key wordsaBurkitt lymphoma; Renal failure (azotemia); Tumor lysis syndrome; Acute urinary obstruction Abstract: aAcute renal failure in Burkitt lymphoma is commonly the result of tumor lysis syndrome. We present a 15-year-old boy who developed hypertension, seizures, and acute renal failure due to extrinsic compression of the bladder and ureters by a large retrovesical Burkitt lymphoma. The causes of acute renal failure in Burkitt lymphoma and the incidence of acute urinary obstruction in this disease are reviewed. Author Affiliation: (1) Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA, US (2) Department of Urology, UT Southwestern Medical Center of Dallas and Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA, US (3) Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Children's Medical Center of Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75235-9063, USA Tel.: +1-214-648-3438, Fax: +1-214-648-2034, US Article note: Received: 18 May 1998 / Revised: 30 June 1998 / Accepted: 1 July 1998