title: [Erroneous diagnoses of space-occupying processes of the kidney].
abstract: Renal masses are occasionally misdiagnosed because: (1) there are two lesions present; the important lesion (the mass) is small and hidden by the second, less important lesion, which is more prominent on the film; (2) there is misleading or insufficient clinical information: (3) previous results and films are disregarded and/or unavailable. In individual cases, differentiation between malignant and benign masses may be impossible, despite the application of all of the imaging modalities available.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Strahlendiagnostik, Albers-Schönberg-Institut, Allgemeines Krankenhaus St. Georg, Hamburg.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Furnell
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pohlenz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Fehldiagnosen bei Raumforderungen an der Niere.