Perinephric myxoid pseudotumour of fat
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Perinephric myxoid pseudotumour of fat, abbreviated PMPF, is a rare lesion found around the kidney.[1]
General
- Often elderly male.
- Non-tumour kidney - typically medical kidney disease.
- Good outcome.
- Typically an incidental finding.
Microscopic
Features:
- Myxoid background.
- Mature fat without significant atypia.
- Perivascular hyalinization.
- Fibrosis.
DDx:
References
- ↑ Dashti NK, Fritchie KJ, Folpe AL (May 2019). "Perinephric myxoid pseudotumor of fat: a distinctive pseudoneoplasm most often associated with non-neoplastic renal disease". Hum Pathol 87: 37–43. doi:10.1016/j.humpath.2019.02.005. PMID 30826321.