Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology (Jan 2016)

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis and renal tubulopapillary adenomas: A rare coexistence

  • Deval Parekh,
  • Moumita Sengupta,
  • Mou Das,
  • Uttara Chatterjee

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0377-4929.191812
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 59, no. 4
pp. 524 – 526

Abstract

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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is an uncommon inflammatory condition accounting for 1% of chronic pyelonephritis cases. Clinically and radiologically it mimics other renal space occupying lesions. Hence, correct preoperative diagnosis is not possible in all cases and nephrectomy is done in most patients. Renal tubulopapillary adenomas are benign epithelial lesions of kidney found to be associated with papillary renal cell carcinoma, acquired renal cystic disease, long term hemodialysis, arteriosclerotic renal vascular disease, etc. Here, we report two cases of Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis associated with the rare finding of renal tubulopapillary adenomas.

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