
doi: 10.5414/cn106908
pmid: 22377256
Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is a necrotizing vasculitis that classically involves the upper and lower respiratory tracts and kidneys. Uncommonly, other sites may also be involved. We report on a patient previously diagnosed with and treated for WG who presented with flank pain and on further imaging was found to have a retroperitoneal mass. A surgical specimen of the tissue revealed multiple foci of necrotizing vasculitis. Consideration should be given to the possibility that mass-like lesions in patients with WG may not be tumors since the management and outcome differ from that of an active vasculitis.
Male, Biopsy, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Flank Pain, Middle Aged, Diagnosis, Differential, Necrosis, Predictive Value of Tests, Humans, Retroperitoneal Neoplasms, Retroperitoneal Space, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Immunosuppressive Agents
Male, Biopsy, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Flank Pain, Middle Aged, Diagnosis, Differential, Necrosis, Predictive Value of Tests, Humans, Retroperitoneal Neoplasms, Retroperitoneal Space, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Immunosuppressive Agents
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