Difference between revisions of "Cystic kidney diseases"
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=Specific diseases= | =Specific diseases= | ||
==Benign cortical cysts of the kidney== | |||
===General=== | |||
*Very common. | |||
*Benign. | |||
===Gross=== | |||
*Thin-walled cyst - usually filled with serous fluid. | |||
*Usually unilocular. | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features: | |||
*Simple epithelial lining without atypia. | |||
==Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease== | ==Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease== | ||
*Abbreviated ''ADPKD''. | *Abbreviated ''ADPKD''. | ||