title: [Calcified kidney masses. Study of 23 cases].
abstract: We consider the presence of calcifications in a series of 107 renal masses by means of simple X-ray, echography and CAT, in which 23 cases (21.4%) were found. The most effective exploration for revealing them was CAT (in 13% of the cases, the only one). We found a relative higher frequency of calcification in the benign masses (31%) than in the neoplastic ones (17%). In the latter we found no differences in survival as compared with the non-calcified ones. No pattern of calcification proved characteristic of benignity or of neoplasia. The variety of malignant renal mass most often calcified was the papillary hypernephroma (57.1%).
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Romero Martín
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bielsa
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mallafré
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Vijande
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Solé
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carretero
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Masas renales calcificadas. Estudio de 23 casos.