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Cystic nephroma ultrasound
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of cystic nephroma. Findings on ultrasound suggestive of cystic nephroma is a renal mass with multiple circumscribed sonolucent areas.[1]
Ultrasound
Ultrasound
- Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of cystic nephroma.
- Cystic nephroma may present as a renal mass with multiple circumscribed sonolucent areas.[1]
- A claw or beak-shape appearance of adjacent normal renal parenchyma confirms the renal origin.
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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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