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Bosniak renal cyst - type IV

Case contributed by David Cuete
Diagnosis certain

Patient Data

Gender: Female

Computed tomography shows a unilocular cystic lesion in the lower pole of the right kidney with thick and irregular enhancing walls 

Case Discussion

The probability of malignancy in a cystic renal lesion is assessed by the Bosniak classification.

The classification is based on computed tomography imaging criteria

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