Malakoplakia of urinary tract: report of two cases with emphasizing the histologic spectrum and the morphogenesis of Michaelis-Gutmann bodies. 1996

K F Ng, and T C Chen, and S Hsueh
Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.

Two cases of urinary tract malakoplakia, one in right kidney and the other one in urinary bladder, were reported. Both cases affected middle-aged female patients with long-term urinary tract infection. Their clinical presentation simulated a neoplasm. The diagnosis entirely depended on pathologic examination. The former case also extensively involved the retroperitoneum, liver and duodenum. The latter case was unusually associated with Pseudomonas infection. Electron microscopy showed that the morphogenesis of Michaelis-Gutmann bodies occurred within the phagolysosomes. Initially, small myelin-like figures-containing phagolysosomes were undergoing to fuse to form a large one. Then, the membranous fragments and myelin-like figures served as nucleation sites. The nucleation sites could be multiple in the same phagolysosome. Needle shaped crystalline material began to deposit by unknown mechanism. Finally, mature Michaelis-Gutmann bodies were well formed. But no bacteria were identified. The two cases were successfully managed with surgical resection then sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim treatment. Finally, it was emphasized that frozen section of tumor biopsy avoided unnecessary radical surgery in the latter case.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007674 Kidney Diseases Pathological processes of the KIDNEY or its component tissues. Disease, Kidney,Diseases, Kidney,Kidney Disease
D008287 Malacoplakia The formation of soft patches on the mucous membrane of a hollow organ, such as the urogenital tract or digestive tract. Malakoplakia,Malacoplakias,Malakoplakias
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010588 Phagosomes Membrane-bound cytoplasmic vesicles formed by invagination of phagocytized material. They fuse with lysosomes to form phagolysosomes in which the hydrolytic enzymes of the lysosome digest the phagocytized material. Phagolysosomes,Phagolysosome,Phagosome
D001745 Urinary Bladder Diseases Pathological processes of the URINARY BLADDER. Bladder Diseases,Bladder Disease,Urinary Bladder Disease
D005260 Female Females
D006644 Histiocytes Macrophages found in the TISSUES, as opposed to those found in the blood (MONOCYTES) or serous cavities (SEROUS MEMBRANE). Histiocyte
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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