[Ectopic deposits of Tamm-Horsfall protein. A psuedo-tumoral lesion]

Ann Pathol. 1994;14(1):41-4.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Three cases of unusual deposits of Tamm-Horsfall protein in peripelvic and perirenal fat tissue are reported. A renal tubular rupture leads to the deposition of this protein. In the first case, the association of the deposits with epithelial structures, raised the possibility of a bladder carcinoma infiltration. These deposits simulated on the X-ray examination, a pelvis neoplasm in our second patient and a tuberculosis in the third case. However the particular microscopic appearance of Tamm-Horsfall protein, its intense staining with the periodic-acid-Schiff, and its positivity with a specific antibody led to the diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adipose Tissue / metabolism*
  • Adipose Tissue / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mucoproteins / metabolism*
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Pelvis
  • Tuberculosis, Renal / metabolism*
  • Tuberculosis, Renal / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology
  • Uromodulin

Substances

  • Mucoproteins
  • UMOD protein, human
  • Uromodulin