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The clinical value of the ultrasonic examination of renal masses is well established. Use of ultrasound scanning to distinguish renal cysts from solid tumors has been described by many authors 1–5 and is the most frequent use of renal sonography. Since most cystic lesions are benign and since solid masses large enough to be clinically apparent are often malignant, the usefulness of the technique has been to distinguish between these two general groups. The accuracy of differentiating between cystic and solid renal masses has been reported to range from 75–96% 3–7.
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Green, W.M., King, D.L., Casarella, W.J. (1976). Differential Diagnosis of Echo-Free Renal Masses. In: White, D., Barnes, R. (eds) Ultrasound in Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4307-3_36
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