Perinephric xanthogranulomatosis: CT diagnosis and confirmation by CT-guided percutaneous biopsy

Abdominal manifestations of histiocytic disorders in adults: imaging perspective

“…Renal and perirenal involvement is relatively frequent, found in 29% of patients in a series reported by Veyssier-Belot et al, 12 and may be seen as an isolated presentation of the disease. 15 A circumferential soft-tissue rind of the thoracic and abdominal aorta gives rise to the so-called "coated aorta" appearance on imaging. 9 Bilateral adrenal involvement by the infiltrating soft tissue has also been reported ( Figure 3a).…”

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“…ECD is also frequently associated with mediastinal, pericardial, pleural, perinephric and retroperitoneal fibrosis leading to death in two-thirds of the patients reported. In addition, characteristic bone involvement is seen (Murray et al, 2001;Scheer et al, 2000).…”