ABSTRACT
The pathological diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is often difficult because biopsy material may not contain pathognomonic features, making distinction between Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and other forms of colitides a truly challenging exercise. The problem is further complicated as several diseases frequently mimic the histological changes seen in IBD. Successful diagnosis is reliant on careful clinicopathological correlation and recognising potential pitfalls. This is best achieved in a multidisciplinary team setting when the full clinical history, endoscopic findings, radiology and relevant serology and microbiology are available. In this review, we present an up-to-date evaluation of the histopathological mimics of IBD.
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Cecal Diseases/pathology , Colitis/pathology , Colon/radiation effects , Ileal Diseases/pathology , Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/pathology , Radiation Injuries/pathology , Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal/pathology , Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/adverse effects , Cecal Diseases/microbiology , Colitis/etiology , Colon/blood supply , Colon/pathology , Diagnosis, Differential , Diverticulum/complications , Entamoebiasis/complications , Entamoebiasis/pathology , Graft vs Host Disease/complications , Graft vs Host Disease/pathology , Humans , Ileal Diseases/microbiology , Ischemia/complications , Lymphogranuloma Venereum/complications , Lymphogranuloma Venereum/pathology , Lymphoma/complications , Lymphoma/pathology , Pouchitis/pathology , Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections/complications , Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections/pathologyABSTRACT
Primary thyroid-like follicular carcinoma of the kidney is a rare but newly emerging histological variant of renal cell carcinoma RCC, with only nine cases reported in the literature to date. We present a further case of this unique condition, discuss the workup and typical histological findings, and review the literature regarding this rare histological variant.
