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2022, Volume 38, Number 2, Page(s) 148-152     
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DOI: 10.5146/tjpath.2021.01541
Atrophic Kidney-Like Lesion – Case Report of A Provisional Entity with Brief Review of Literature
Balamurugan THIRUNAVUKKARASU1, Saket SINGH2, Aditya Prakash SHARMA2, Amanjit BAL1
1Departments of Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), CHANDIGARH , INDIA
2Departments of Urology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), CHANDIGARH , INDIA
Keywords: Atrophic kidney-like lesion, Thyroid-like follicular carcinoma, Kidney

Atrophic kidney-like lesion is a recently recognized entity, post 2016 World Health Organization Classification of tumors of the urinary system. The behavior of this tumor is not fully known as only a handful of cases with limited follow-up are available. This entity closely mimics thyroid-like follicular carcinoma of the kidney, which has different prognosis.

We report a case of incidentally detected atrophic kidney-like lesion in an elderly gentleman who had urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder with a brief review of literature.

Atrophic kidney-like lesion and urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder association has not been reported in the literature.


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