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'''Benign cortical cyst of the kidney''' is an extremely common benign [[kidney]] finding. | '''Benign cortical cyst of the kidney''' is an extremely common benign [[kidney]] finding. | ||
''Benign renal cyst'' redirects here. A more general discussion about cysts in the kidney is in the article ''[[cystic kidney diseases]]''. | |||
==General== | ==General== |
Revision as of 04:57, 24 July 2016
Benign cortical cyst of the kidney is an extremely common benign kidney finding.
Benign renal cyst redirects here. A more general discussion about cysts in the kidney is in the article cystic kidney diseases.
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 neoplasms/renal cell carcinoma:
- Cystic clear cell renal cell carcinoma - thick septa with clear cells.
- Multicystic renal cell neoplasm of low malignant potential - thin septa, clear cells within stroma.
- Other cystic kidney diseases.
Images
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.