Two Cases of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis.
- Author:
Jai Hoon HWANG
1
;
Jai Hun CHOI
;
Je Jong KIM
;
Soon Chan KIM
;
Sung Kun KOH
;
Se Kyong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Renal Cell;
Diagnosis;
Histiocytes;
Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous*;
Pyonephrosis
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1983;24(1):147-151
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is an atypical form of severe renal parenchymal infection, characterized by yellow lobulated masses macroscopically and massive inflammatory cell, foamy histiocyte microscopically. Preoperative diagnosis confused with hypernephroma, pyonephrosis with stone, other renal inflammatory disease. We report two cases of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis, diagnosed by microscopical finding and literature has been reviewed briefly.
