# Malakoplakia of the Kidney Transplant

## TL;DR

Malakoplakia is a rare condition in kidney transplant patients that can mimic cancer and should be considered in the diagnosis.

## Contribution

Highlights the importance of recognizing malakoplakia as a differential diagnosis in immunocompromised kidney transplant recipients.

## Key findings

- Malakoplakia can resemble renal cell carcinoma in kidney transplants.
- It should be considered in the differential diagnosis to avoid misdiagnosis.
- The condition is significant in immunocompromised patients.

## Abstract

Teaching point: Malakoplakia is a rare but clinically significant condition in immunocompromised patients and in these patients to be included in the differential diagnosis to distinguish this pseudotumoral process in a renal graft from malignant entities such as renal cell carcinoma and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD).