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Table 3 Adult cases of lymphoma and leukemia presenting with secondary polycythemia

From: Polycythemia secondary to bilaterally enlarged kidneys in T-Cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case report and literature review

Author

[ref]

Year

Age

Sex

Diagnosis

Cr

(mg/dL)

Hb

(g/dL)

EPO

(mIU/mL)

Bilateral

Nephromegaly

Kidney

size (cm)

Renal

biopsy

BP

(mmHg)

Al-Tourah

AJ [16]

2006

64

M

Small

Lymphocytic Lymphoma

N/A

19.7

93

(3.3–16.6)

-

N/A

-

N/A

Osumi

T [17]

2013

18

F

B-ALL

1.16

16.6

52.1

(9.1–32.8)

+

18.5/16.8

+

140/100

Bhat

RA [18]

2014

14

M

non-Hodgkin’s

lymphoma

3.2

18.8

150

(30–110)

+

N/A

+

122/72

Present case

2024

32

M

T-ALL

3.7

20.2

38.7

(4.2–23.7)

+

14.2/14

+

212/150

  1. ref: References, Cr: creatinine, Hb: Hemoglobin, EPO: erythropoietin, BP: Blood Pressure, B-ALL: B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, T-ALL: T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, N/A: Not Available