title: Renal cystic diseases in children--classification.
abstract: This paper reports on the classification of renal cystic diseases in children. Three main types are observed: dysplasic, familial and others, the latter including the medullary sponge kidney. This paper also aims at settling some terminology problems.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000145:classification; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000145:classification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000145:classification*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000145:classification; D008297:Male; D007691:Medullary Sponge Kidney / Q000145:classification; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D009626:Terminology as Topic