Open AccessRenal Collision Tumor in Association with Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis
Author(s) -
Jennifer Rothschild,
Shweta Bhatt,
Vikram S. Dogra
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical imaging science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.279
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2156-7514
pISSN - 2156-5597
DOI - 10.4103/2156-7514.75263
Subject(s) - xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis , medicine , histopathology , pathology , basal cell , sarcoma , kidney , nephrectomy
Collision tumor is a rare condition in which two neoplasms (usually benign and malignant), both growing in the same general area, collide with each other and become intermingled. We present histopathology and imaging correlation of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis coexistent with squamous cell carcinoma and osteogenic sarcoma of the kidney