Imaging features of solid renal masses

The widespread use of abdominal imaging techniques has increased the detection of solid renal masses over the past years. Imaging plays a crucial role in the management and surveillance and in determining which lesions need treatment. The "classical angiomyolipoma" is the only benign solid...

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Published in:British journal of radiology 2017-08, Vol.90 (1077), p.20170077-20170077
Main Authors: Galia, Massimo, Albano, Domenico, Bruno, Alberto, Agrusa, Antonino, Romano, Giorgio, Di Buono, Giuseppe, Agnello, Francesco, Salvaggio, Giuseppe, La Grutta, Ludovico, Midiri, Massimo, Lagalla, Roberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diagnostic Imaging - methods
Genitourinary Tract
Humans
Kidney - diagnostic imaging
Kidney Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Review
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Summary:The widespread use of abdominal imaging techniques has increased the detection of solid renal masses over the past years. Imaging plays a crucial role in the management and surveillance and in determining which lesions need treatment. The "classical angiomyolipoma" is the only benign solid renal mass that can be characterized with confidence by imaging through the detection of a fat-containing lesion without calcifications. There is a large overlap of imaging features between benign and malignant renal masses that often makes difficult a correct characterization of these lesions. In this review, we discuss the imaging features of the main solid renal masses that may suggest a likely benign diagnosis.
ISSN:0007-1285
1748-880X
DOI:10.1259/bjr.20170077