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Inflammatory pseudotumor of the kidney: A case report

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Inflammatory pseudotumor of the kidney is a very rare lesion. We report a patient who had a renal mass raising the suspicion of a malignant neoplasm and the pathologic examination revealed an inflammatory pseudotumor. Despite its rarity, inflammatory pseudotumor of kidney should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of a solitary renal mass.

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  1. Urology Clinic, Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Fatih Tarhan & Uğur Kuyumcuoğlu

  2. Department of Pathology, Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Aylin Ege Gül & Nimet Karadayi

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Tarhan, F., Ege Gül, A., Karadayi, N. et al. Inflammatory pseudotumor of the kidney: A case report. Int Urol Nephrol 36, 137–140 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:UROL.0000034662.23919.0b

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