Ewha Med J.  1981 Jun;4(2):79-82. 10.12771/emj.1981.4.2.79.

One Case of Simple Renal Cyst

• Lee YS
• Lee HS

• KMID: 1969504
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12771/emj.1981.4.2.79

Abstract

Simple cyst of the kindey is usually unilateral and single and usually involves the lower pole of the kidney. Although many of them are benign, a few have a tendency to become malignant. Asymptomatic simple renal cyst lies in the diagnostic delemma of determining whether the mass lesion is a cyst or a renal carcinoma. With the advent of many new diagnostic procedures, the diagnosis of renal cysts reaches 98% of accuracy. Authors experienced one case of simple renal cysy involved the upper pole of the right kidney in 48 year old female, and report this case with the review of literatures

MeSH Terms

Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Kidney