MRI appearance of massive renal replacement lipomatosis in the absence of renal calculus disease.
Renal replacement lipomatosis is a rare benign entity in which extensive fibrofatty proliferation of the renal sinus is associated with marked renal atrophy. In this report, we present a case of massive renal replacement lipomatosis demonstrated on MRI. The presentation was atypical given an absence of associated renal calculus disease, and an initial CT scan was interpreted as suspicious for a liposarcoma. The differential diagnosis and key MRI findings that served to establish this specific diagnosis are reviewed. Histopathological correlation is also presented, as the patient underwent nephroureterectomy.
Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, 10016, USA.
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Taneja
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Rosenkrantz
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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