Kidney Cyst Differential Diagnosis. Calcification hyperdense high signal septations. Kidney involvement is usually bilateral and kidneys rarely become palpable.
Ellimoottil c greco ka hart s patel t sheikh mm turk tm et al. Song c et al. Although the final differentiation of cystic renal masses is based upon histologic diagnosis there are imaging findings that tell you that a cyst is not a simple cyst and whether it is probably benign or malignant.
Since an early surgical extirpation of the kidney is advocated for malignant tumors a preoperative differentiation between an expanding benign cystic lesion and a malignant tumor is essential.
Tests and procedures used to diagnose simple kidney cysts include. Diagnosis and laboratory evaluation of ackd. Simple kidney cysts are different from the cysts that develop when a person has polycystic kidney disease which is a genetic disorder. Ellimoottil c greco ka hart s patel t sheikh mm turk tm et al.