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Renal cyst infection: a diagnostic dilemma

Cyst infection is a common complication of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. It presents with vague clinical features and imaging findings which make the diagnosis challenging. Imaging findings can be misinterpreted as renal cell carcinoma, and biopsy of the lesion is often required for...

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Autores principales: Kamboj, Mayanka, Zeng, Xu, Koratala, Abhilash
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5889223/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29636958
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1441
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Sumario:Cyst infection is a common complication of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. It presents with vague clinical features and imaging findings which make the diagnosis challenging. Imaging findings can be misinterpreted as renal cell carcinoma, and biopsy of the lesion is often required for definitive diagnosis.