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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis--the "great imitator" justifies its name
I Zorzos1, V Moutzouris, C Petraki
1Department of Urology, Computed Tomography and Pathology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology
|May 11, 2002
Abstract:
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.