A rare renal malakoplakia mimicking renal tumor presenting with deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary embolism in a 58-year-old woman

• Published in: Urology case reports Vol. 34; p. 101431
• Main Authors: Hilal, Al Rashdi, Ed Dine, Fadli Saad, Omar, Abdelli, Pierre, Raynaud, Stephane, Droupy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01-01-2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Deep vein thrombosis; Malakoplakia of kidney; Michaelis-gutmann bodies; Oncology; von hansemann; Deep vein thrombosis; von hansemann; Malakoplakia of kidney; Michaelis-gutmann bodies
• ISSN: 2214-4420; 2214-4420
• DOI: 10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101431

Malakoplakia is an uncommon chronic inflammatory disease that appears as soft plaques in various organs and results from defective macrophage function, which tends to affect immunocompromised and debilitated patients. The pseudotumoral form presentation is rare especially with para-neoplastic syndrome. Preoperative diagnosis of renal malakoplakia in appropriate clinical settings can prevent unnecessary surgery. We present a clinical case of renal malakoplakia in a 58 old woman mimicking a malignant locally advanced renal carcinoma with rare presentation of bilateral pulmonary embolism.