Lipedematous scalp: A rare entity

kavak, ayse/0000-0002-4679-1181WOS: 000252965600008PubMed: 18271806Lipedematous scalp is characterized by increased subcutaneous thickness of the scalp without any hair change. A 50-year-old female presented with thickening of the scalp without alopecia. She had no disorder other than hypertension. Monthly sonographic measurements without any treatment showed a resolution tendency in some areas and an increased thickness in others. We discuss the characteristics of this rare and possibly underestimated entity, including differential diagnoses

Focal xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis mimicking adrenal mass: Case report

Ksantogranülomatöz pyelonefrit (KGP) etiyolojisi tam olarak bilinmeyen ve nadir görülen kronik renal inflamasyondur. Tipik olarak taşa bağlı obstrüksiyon zemininde gelişir. Ultrasonografi (USG) bulgularının nonspesifik olması sebebiyle bilgisayarlı tomografi (BT) ve Manyetik Rezonans Görüntüleme (MRG) hastalığın tanısı ve preoperatif planlamada ekstrarenal uzanımının gösterilmesinde seçilebilecek diagnostik modalitelerdir. Ancak fokal tutulum gösteren KGP'i böbrek tümörlerinden ayırt etmek zor olabilir ve bazen tanı yalnızca nefrektomi sonrası konulabilir. Bu yazımızda adrenal kitleyi taklit eden ve histopatolojik olarak ksantogranulomatöz pyelonefrit tanısı alan olgu sunulmuştur.Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a rare form of chronic renal infection which is unknown etiology exactly. Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is typically associated with an obstructing calculus. Because of the nonspecific findings of ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging can be selected diagnostic modalities to show the extrarenal extension of the disease. However, it may be difficult to distinguish focal involvement of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis from renal tumors and sometimes diagnosis can only be made after nephrectomy. In this article we present a case of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis mimicking adrenal mass and histopathologically diagnosed