Imaging of renal tumours in infancy and childhood.
There is a large range of benign and malignant renal neoplasms. This article lists the most benign, indeterminate and malignant renal tumours that occur during infancy and childhood. It briefly describes the most important entities, including their imaging features, and important complications. Differential diagnosis and pitfalls are discussed, and a brief suggestion for a standardised imaging algorithm is proposed. Although modern imaging techniques, including colour Doppler sonography, helical or multidetector CT, and MR have significantly improved imaging potential, the definite diagnosis on tumour entity still is established only by histology.
Riccabona
Michael
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Division of Paediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, University Hospital Graz, Auenbruggerplatz, 8036 Graz, Austria. michael.riccabona@uni-graz.at
D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007223:Infant; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology