Cystic nephroma differential diagnosis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shanshan Cen, M.D. [2]
Overview
Cystic nephroma must be differentiated from Wilm’s tumor, renal cell carcinoma, cystic mesoblastic nephroma, and autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease.
Differential diagnosis
Cystic nephroma must be differentiated from:[1]
- Wilm’s tumor
- Renal cell carcinoma
- Cystic mesoblastic nephroma
- Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD)
- Multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK)
- Mulitlocular cystic nephroma (MLCN)
- Nephronophthisis
References
- ↑ Cystic nephroma.Dr Matt A. Morgan and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia.org 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/multilocular-cystic-nephroma
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