Misdiagnosis of renal cell carcinoma by computed tomography with angiography: a potential pitfall.
The introduction of helical computed tomography (CT) has led to an increase in the number and complexity of CT protocols. This situation has resulted in a new source of error in the interpretation of CT scans. The authors report a case in which a hyperattenuating cyst discovered incidentally at the time of CT with angiography could have been misdiagnosed as renal cell carcinoma.
Department of Medical Imaging, Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto, Ont.
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