Imaging and management of the incidentally discovered renal mass

Improvements in imaging technology and the expanding use of imaging have led to a rapid increase in the discovery of incidental renal lesions. These can present both the radiologist and the referring clinician with diagnostic dilemmas. This article addresses the most frequently encountered lesions a...

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Autores principales: Willatt, Jonathon, Francis, Isaac R.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: e-Med 2009
Materias:
The Incidental Lesion: Ignore or Explore?
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2797464/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19965291
http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2009.9008
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description Improvements in imaging technology and the expanding use of imaging have led to a rapid increase in the discovery of incidental renal lesions. These can present both the radiologist and the referring clinician with diagnostic dilemmas. This article addresses the most frequently encountered lesions and provides a framework for the diagnostic and management pathways for both solid and cystic lesions.
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spelling pubmed-27974642011-10-02 Imaging and management of the incidentally discovered renal mass Willatt, Jonathon Francis, Isaac R. Cancer Imaging The Incidental Lesion: Ignore or Explore? Improvements in imaging technology and the expanding use of imaging have led to a rapid increase in the discovery of incidental renal lesions. These can present both the radiologist and the referring clinician with diagnostic dilemmas. This article addresses the most frequently encountered lesions and provides a framework for the diagnostic and management pathways for both solid and cystic lesions. e-Med 2009-10-02 /pmc/articles/PMC2797464/ /pubmed/19965291 http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2009.9008 Text en © 2009 International Cancer Imaging Society
spellingShingle The Incidental Lesion: Ignore or Explore?
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Imaging and management of the incidentally discovered renal mass
title Imaging and management of the incidentally discovered renal mass
title_full Imaging and management of the incidentally discovered renal mass
title_fullStr Imaging and management of the incidentally discovered renal mass
title_full_unstemmed Imaging and management of the incidentally discovered renal mass
title_short Imaging and management of the incidentally discovered renal mass
title_sort imaging and management of the incidentally discovered renal mass
topic The Incidental Lesion: Ignore or Explore?
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2797464/
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