title: Renal cysts and cystic neoplasms.
abstract: This article reviews the imaging approach to cystic renal lesions. Imaging characteristics of lesions ranging from simple cysts to cystic renal cell carcinomas are discussed. The MR appearance of cystic renal masses is described and the role of MR imaging in the evaluation of these lesions is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology