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Renal Imaging: Cystic and Solid Lesions

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Masses of the kidney present clinically in various ways including as an incidental finding. In some cases, the diagnosis is made based on imaging (ultrasound, CT, or MR); in other cases, a presumptive diagnosis can be made, and in many, pathologic diagnosis must be made. In addition, in cases of malignancy, staging is often predicated on imaging. In this chapter we review the clinical and radiographic findings associated with solid and cystic lesions of the pediatric kidney.

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  1. Department of Urology, New York Medical College, Munger Pavilion, Rm 457, Valhalla, NY, 10595, USA

    Derek Prabharasuth MD

  2. Division of Pediatrics, Department of Radiology, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, 100 Woods Rd., Valhalla, NY, 10595, USA

    Lesli M. LeCompte MD

  3. Department of Urology, Pediatric Urology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA

    Lori Landau Dyer MD

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Prabharasuth, D., LeCompte, L.M., Dyer, L.L. (2014). Renal Imaging: Cystic and Solid Lesions. In: Palmer, L., Palmer, J. (eds) Pediatric and Adolescent Urologic Imaging. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8654-1_11

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