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CT imaging of mass-like renal lesions in children

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Mass-like renal lesions in children occur in a diverse spectrum of conditions including benign and malignant neoplasm, infection, infarction, lymphatic malformation, and traumatic injury. Although mass-like renal lesions can sometimes be suspected on plain radiographs and evaluated with US in children, subsequent CT is usually performed for the confirmation of diagnosis and further characterization. The purpose of this pictorial essay was to review the CT imaging findings of both common and uncommon mass-like renal lesions in pediatric patients. Understanding the characteristic CT appearance of mass-like renal lesions in children enables an accurate diagnosis and optimizes patient management.

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This work was supported in part by a GE-AUR research award, a Society of Thoracic Radiology research grant, and a Society for Pediatric Radiology research fellow grant (E.Y.L.).

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Lee, E.Y. CT imaging of mass-like renal lesions in children. Pediatr Radiol 37, 896–907 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-007-0548-4

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