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* Well-marginated lesion with thin smooth walls | * Well-marginated lesion with thin smooth walls | ||
* Strong posterior acoustic enhancement | * Strong posterior acoustic enhancement | ||
* No vascularizations or septation | |||
* Cyst surrounded by a single layer of flattened , cuboidal, or atrophic epithelium | * Cyst surrounded by a single layer of flattened , cuboidal, or atrophic epithelium | ||
Revision as of 14:33, 5 November 2015
- Incidental finding , 50 yo male
- Asymptomatic
- May have hematuria and flank pain if ruptured
- Often unremarkable
- Oval shape anechoic mass with variable sizes on U/S
- Well-marginated lesion with thin smooth walls
- Strong posterior acoustic enhancement
- No vascularizations or septation
- Cyst surrounded by a single layer of flattened , cuboidal, or atrophic epithelium
- Clear to straw-colored fluid
Nonmalignant causes
acquired cystic kidney disease cystic renal dysplasia glomerulocystic kidney mesothelial cysts nephronophthisis