The diagnosis and management of complex renal cysts

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 349-354

  McGuire, Barry B ^a   Fitzpatrick, John M ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

biopsy; bosniak classification; complex renal cysts; cystic renal cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

BOSNIAK CLASSIFICATION; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY CYST; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; ULTRASOUND;

BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES, CYSTIC; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955465917     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e32833c7b04     Document Type: Review

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