Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis--the "great imitator" justifies its name.
A case of focal xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) clearly imitating renal tumour is presented. The authors underline the need to include focal XGP in the preoperative differential diagnosis of a renal mass even in the absence of typical characteristics.
Zorzos
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Department of Urology, Computed Tomography and Pathology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Moutzouris
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Petraki
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Katsou
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D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D011705:Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology