Renal malakoplakia. Report of a case with giant Michaelis-Gutmann bodies.
We report an unusual case of renal malakoplakia appearing as a solitary tumour with spread beyond the confines of the kidney, affecting adjoining organs. The Michaelis-Gutmann bodies were extraordinary large (greater than 100 mu) and contained inconspicuous amounts of lime-salts. Their ultrastructural features, however, were identical with those previously described for Michaelis-Gutmann bodies.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000473:pathology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged