Retroperitoneal sarcoma-like malakoplakia
Autor: | Luiz Carlos de Almeida Rocha, Guilherme R. Paques, Regina de Paula Xavier Gomes, Paulo Henrique Goulart Fernandes Dias, Frederico Ramalho Romero, Luiz Edison Slongo |
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Rok vydání: | 2011 |
Předmět: |
Male
medicine.medical_specialty Physical examination Diagnosis Differential Young Adult chemistry.chemical_compound Prostate medicine Back pain Humans Retroperitoneal Neoplasms General Environmental Science lcsh:R5-920 Creatinine medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Malacoplakia Malakoplakia Sarcoma General Medicine medicine.disease Retroperitoneal Neoplasm Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry General Earth and Planetary Sciences Radiology Differential diagnosis medicine.symptom lcsh:Medicine (General) business |
Zdroj: | Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira v.57 n.6 2011 Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira Associação Médica Brasileira (AMB) instacron:AMB Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira, Volume: 57, Issue: 6, Pages: 615-616, Published: DEC 2011 Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira, Vol 57, Iss 6, Pp 615-616 (2011) |
ISSN: | 2255-4823 |
DOI: | 10.1016/s2255-4823(11)70123-0 |
Popis: | We illustrate an unusual case of extensive retroperitoneal malakoplakia mimicking retroperitoneal sarcoma.A 20-year-old male was admitted in our institution with a 3-month history of back pain, hematuria, lower uri -nary tract symptoms, and weight loss of 12 kg. Past medi-cal history was non-significant. On physical examination, he had a scaphoid abdomen with no palpable masses. DRE showed a normal prostate, with a large palpable mass with undefined limits above the prostate. Laboratory tests revealed serum creatinine of 1.5 mg/dL, PSA of 0.3 mg/dL, negative HIV-ELISA test, positive urine culture for |
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