The radiologic and clinical aspects of calcified hypernephroma.
The radiologic, pathologic, and clinical findings were reviewed in 18 patients with calcified hypernephroma and 6 with calcified benign renal lesions. Our results suggest: (a) that the pattern of calcification in a renal parenchymal lesion is of little assistance in diagnosis; in this series, many hypernephromas had peripheral curvilinear calcifications, and most benign renal lesions had internal amorphous calcifications; (b) that no distinct angiographic pattern exists in calcified hypernephroma, and a spectrum ranging from avascular to hypervascular may be identified; and (c) that these tumors may behave more benignly than uncalcified hypernephroma (5-year survival 78%).
D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging