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Replacement lipomatosis related to renal tuberculosis: imaging findings in one case

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Replacement lipomatosis of the kidney in a case of long-standing renal tuberculosis is reported. The radiologic and pathologic findings are described and the differential diagnosis is discussed. A hypothesis is given to explain the association of renal tuberculosis and replacement lipomatosis of the kidney.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Ctra. del Canyet. s/n, 08916 Badalona, Spain, Spain

    J. Darío Casas, Patricia Cuadras, Antonio Mariscal & Sira Domènech

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Darío Casas, J., Cuadras, P., Mariscal, A. et al. Replacement lipomatosis related to renal tuberculosis: imaging findings in one case. Eur Radiol 12, 810–813 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300101056

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