Cancer of the kidney mimicking renal multilocular cyst
Yamamoto, N.; Maeda, S.; Takeuchi, T.; Kuriyama, M.; Mizoguchi, Y.; Kasahara, M.; Kawada, Y.
Progres en Urologie Journal de l'Association Francaise d'Urologie et de la Societe Francaise d'Urologie 2(2): 258-262
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 1166-7087 PMID: 1302063 Document Number: 392285
Two cases of multilocular cystic adenocarcinoma of the kidney are presented. Although ultrasonography (US) and x-ray computed tomography (CT) are generally considered to be excellent diagnostic methods for renal cystic lesions, in the 2 cases reported here they failed to give the correct diagnosis. These unusual cases altered us to the possibility that the capabilities of modern diagnostic imaging techniques can lead to a false sense of security regarding the prognosis. To our knowledge, there are no reliable clinical features which distinguish multilocular cystic adenocarcinoma from multilocular cystic nephroma.