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I Have A Lower Pole Cyst With Thin Septation On

Posted on Mon, 10 Feb 2020

Question: I have a lower pole cyst with thin septation on my right kidney that measures 4.2 cm.

Answered by Dr. Anders Mark Christensen (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Does the radiology report say cyst?

Detailed Answer:
Hi Budman,

Does the radiology report say cyst? The idea with the extra scan is to make sure that it isn't malignant. Do you have any pain, weight loss, anemia?

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Follow up: Dr. Anders Mark Christensen (1 hour later)

The radiology report says cyst. I have no weight loss. No pain. No blood in urine and no anemia. I was concerned about the size of the cyst , the paper work for the scan says renal mass. and what percentage of these are malignant. I have a follow up with the urologist next week and the scan is tomorrow.

Answered by Dr. Anders Mark Christensen (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Difficult to say

Detailed Answer:
Hi again Budman,

It is difficult to say what the risk of malignancy is. The radiologists typically use a so-called Bosniak classification. Does the report say anything about that?

Best wishes.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad