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cystic renal dysplasia glomerulocystic kidney mesothelial cysts nephronophthisis | |||
Revision as of 16:03, 5 November 2015
- Male patients on dialysis
- Asymptomatic
- May have hematuria with flank pain if ruptured
- No family history of cystic diseases
- Bilateral renal development of small fluid-filled cysts
- Kidneys are typically small in size
- Involve both the cortex and medulla
- Cystic hemorrhage and calcification
- Cysts surrounded by normal renal parenchyma or interstitial fibrosis
- Surrounded by a single layer of cuboidal epithelial cells or multilayered epithelial lining
- Oxalate crystal deposition
Nonmalignant causes
cystic renal dysplasia glomerulocystic kidney mesothelial cysts nephronophthisis