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* Infants and children
* 30 yo patients
* Abdominal discomfort, polyuria, polydipsia, and hypertension
* Abdominal, flank, or back pain
* Oligohydramnios, respiratory distress, and Potter sequence
* Hematuria and hypertenstion
* ESRD, intracranial hemorrhage, congenital hepatic fibrosis
* ESRD at age 60


* Bilateral cystic abdominal mass
* Marked abdominal distention


* Palpable, bilateral flank masses
* Nodular hepatomegaly


* Elevated serum creatinine and  BUN levels
* PKD1 gene at chromosome 16
* Serum albumin level < 3.5 g/dL
* PKD2 gene at chromosome 4
* Microhematuria
* Elevated maternal alpha fetoprotein
 
* Enlarged echogenic kidneys
* Multiple bilateral microcysts, size <2cm
* Poor corticomedullary differentiation
 
 
 
* Elongated cysts arranged in a radial pattern
* Cystic spaces, lined by cuboidal cells, and surrounded by interstitial fibrosis
 
 
* PKHD1 gene mutation
* Chromosome 6p




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==Nonmalignant causes==
==Nonmalignant causes==
acquired cystic kidney disease autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease cystic renal dysplasia glomerulocystic kidney medullary sponge kidney mesothelial cysts nephronophthisis simple cysts
acquired cystic kidney disease  cystic renal dysplasia glomerulocystic kidney medullary sponge kidney mesothelial cysts nephronophthisis simple cysts

Revision as of 12:46, 5 November 2015

  • 30 yo patients
  • Abdominal, flank, or back pain
  • Hematuria and hypertenstion
  • ESRD at age 60


  • Palpable, bilateral flank masses
  • Nodular hepatomegaly
  • PKD1 gene at chromosome 16
  • PKD2 gene at chromosome 4








Nonmalignant causes

acquired cystic kidney disease  cystic renal dysplasia glomerulocystic kidney medullary sponge kidney mesothelial cysts nephronophthisis simple cysts