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Renal biopsy. Diffuse granulomatous inflammatory infiltrate that includes neutrophils and large numbers of eosinophilic histiocytes containing the typical intracytoplasmic Michaelis-Gutmann bodies (HES x200).
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Malacoplakia was diagnosed after a second puncture biopsy of the renal tumor was performed on January 9, 2009 (Figure 1).
Nephrectomy. Atrophic kidney containing a yellowish-tan tissue nodule (arrows) at the lower pole.
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An atrophic kidney containing a yellowish-tan tissue nodule at the lower pole was removed (Figure 2).