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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: MRI findings in the diffuse and the focal type

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Two cases of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) are presented with emphasis on MR appearances. One case is the diffuse type of XGP secondary to chronic obstruction caused by transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis. The other case is the focal or “tumefactive” type of XGP which mimics renal cell carcinoma.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Catholic University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, , , , , , BE

    G. Verswijvel & R. Oyen

  2. Department of Urology, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Catholic University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, , , , , , BE

    H. Van Poppel

  3. Department of Pathology, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Catholic University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, , , , , , BE

    T. Roskams

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Received: 15 February 1999; Revised: 14 June 1999; Accepted: 8 July 1999

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Verswijvel, G., Oyen, R., Van Poppel, H. et al. Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: MRI findings in the diffuse and the focal type. Eur Radiol 10, 586–589 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300050967

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