Xantogranulomatous pyelonephritis: The missed diagnosis

•Xantogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGPN) is a rare chronic inflammatory disease of the kidney.•The focal form imitates greatly renal cell carcinoma (RCC).•We report a challenging clinical case of a 38-year old with lack of history of stone disease or urinary tract infection.•Preoperative diagnosis...

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Main Authors: EL Abiad, Yassine, Dehayni, Youness, Qarro, Abdelmounaim, Balla, Bouzid, Ammani, Abdelghani, Alami, Mohammed
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4701865/