Korean J Urol.
1983 Feb;24(1):147-151.
Two Cases of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis
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- 1Department of Urology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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.
