Difference between revisions of "Benign cortical cyst of the kidney"
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Revision as of 17:48, 23 October 2015
Benign cortical cyst of the kidney is an extremely common benign kidney finding.
General
- Very common.
- Benign.
Gross
- Thin-walled cyst - usually filled with serous fluid.
- Usually unilocular.
Microscopic
Features:
- Simple epithelial lining without atypia.
- May have clear cells.
Note:
- Do not have clear cells within the wall of the cyst.[1]
DDx:
- Localized cystic disease of the kidney.
- Cystic clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
- Multicystic renal cell neoplasm of low malignant potential.
See also
References
- ↑ Epstein, Jonathan I.; Netto, George J. (2014). Differential Diagnoses in Surgical Pathology: Genitourinary System (1st ed.). Wolters Kluwer. pp. 197. ISBN 978-1451189582.