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Replacement lipomatosis related to renal tuberculosis: imaging findings in one case
J Darío Casas1, Patricia Cuadras, Antonio Mariscal
1Department of Radiology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Ctra. del Canyet. s/n, 08916 Badalona, Spain. jdcasas@ns.hugtip.scs.es
European Radiology
|April 18, 2002
Abstract:
Replacement lipomatosis of the kidney in a case of long-standing renal tuberculosis is reported. The radiologic and pathologic findings are described and the differential diagnosis is discussed. A hypothesis is given to explain the association of renal tuberculosis and replacement lipomatosis of the kidney.