Acquired renal cystic disease and renal neoplasms in hemodialysis patients.
Noninvasive imaging studies were performed on 26 patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis. We found cysts in 46% of patients and neoplasms in 7.7%. The cysts were relatively easy to detect. However, the neoplasms were very difficult to detect; this problem has been described before in the literature. The natural history of acquired cystic disease and neoplasms in hemodialysis patients is largely unknown. A review of the problems associated with the imaging and management of these patients is included.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography