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Cysts and cystic neoplasms

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Urologic radiology

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An overview of the various cystic neoplasms affecting the kidney is presented. Processes varying from a simple cyst to a cystic neoplasm will be reviewed discussing both their pathologic and imaging criteria.

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  1. Department of Radiology/Nuclear Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, 20814-4799, Bethesda, MD, USA

    David S. Hartman M.D.

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Hartman, D.S. Cysts and cystic neoplasms. Urol Radiol 12, 7–10 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02923955

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