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
Overview
Cystic nephroma must be differentiated from Wilm’s tumor, renal cell carcinoma, cystic mesoblastic nephroma, and autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease.
Differential diagnosis
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
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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