Renal lymphoma is most frequently due to secondary lymphomatous infiltration of the kidneys in advanced stage disease. Rarely, are the kidneys the tissue of origin. We describe a 15-year-old male presenting with hypercalcemia and acute renal failure, due to a bilateral "primary B-cell lymphoma of the kidneys". The diagnosis was established by percutaneous needle biopsy of the right kidney. His disease was metastatic to multiple bones. His presenting features radiological findings and biopsy results are unique. We report his case, and review the pediatric literature.
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