Renal Pseudotumor Simulating Malignancy in a Patient with Adamantiades-Behçet’s Disease
Adamantiades-Behçet’s disease is a multisystem recurrent syndrome with vasculitis being the underlying histopathological lesion. We report on a patient with Behçet’s disease who developed a renal mass raising the suspicion of a malignant neoplasm. The pathologic examination revealed an inflammatory...
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Veröffentlicht in: | American journal of nephrology 2000-05, Vol.20 (3), p.217-221 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Adamantiades-Behçet’s disease is a multisystem recurrent syndrome with vasculitis being the underlying histopathological lesion. We report on a patient with Behçet’s disease who developed a renal mass raising the suspicion of a malignant neoplasm. The pathologic examination revealed an inflammatory pseudotumor. The concurrent presentation of these two entities seems to be more than coincidental. |
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ISSN: | 0250-8095 1421-9670 |
DOI: | 10.1159/000013591 |