A UNIQUE ASSOCIATION OF RENAL-CARCINOMA WITH SARCOID REACTION IN THE KIDNEY

Sarcoid reactions have been described in association with lymphomas an d rarely with other solid tumors. We describe a patient with renal pap illary adenocarcinoma and prominent sarcoid-like granulomatous infiltr ation of the ipsilateral and most likely the contralateral kidney. The re was no evidence of extrarenal granulomas. This is the first descrip tion of impairment in renal function in a patient with renal carcinoma and with sarcoid reaction to this tumor isolated in the kidney.