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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis with acquired cystic disease of the kidney in a haemodialysis patient
Author(s) -
NAKATANI Tatsuya,
UCHIDA Junji,
IWAI Tomoaki,
YOSHIDA Naomasa,
KURATSUKURI Katsuyuki,
TAKEMOTO Yoshiaki,
SUGIMURA Kazunobu
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1440-1797
pISSN - 1320-5358
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1797.2003.00140.x
Subject(s) - medicine , xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis , nephrectomy , pathological , kidney , renal cell carcinoma , disease , kidney disease , cystic kidney disease , lesion , radiology , pathology
SUMMARY: A 54‐year‐old‐female patient who had received regular haemodialysis therapy for 12 years was referred to our hospital for evaluation of a left renal mass. Imaging examinations revealed acquired cystic disease of the kidney (ACDK) and a tumour‐like lesion in the left kidney. Because of the preoperative diagnosis of the left renal cell carcinoma, the patient underwent a left nephrectomy. Pathological examination revealed xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis. It was difficult to distinguish xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis from renal cell carcinoma in our case, because it is very rare for xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis to occur in ACDK.