RT Book, Section
A1 Payne, Robert P.
A1 Kennedy, William A.
A2 Stevenson, David K.
A2 Cohen, Ronald S.
A2 Sunshine, Philip
SR Print(0)
ID 1109795250
T1 Congenital Renal Masses
T2 Neonatology: Clinical Practice and Procedures
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071763769
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1109795250
RD 2024/04/19
AB Perinatally  detected  abdominal  masses  are  a  common  clinical  finding,  and  two-thirds  originate  from  the  kidney.1  With  the  increased  use  of  prenatal  ultrasound  evaluation,  approximately  15%  of  congenital  renal  masses  are  detected  prenatally.  Of  those  diagnosed  postnatally,  nearly  half  present  with  a  palpable  abdominal  mass.  Congenital  renal  tumors,  however,  are  exceedingly  rare,  representing  only  7%  of  all  neonatal  tumors.2  Abdominal  ultrasound,  whether  done  prenatally  or  postnatally,  will  often  give  an  accurate  description  of  these  renal  lesions.  Congenital  renal  masses  can  be  broadly  divided  into  2  main  categories  based  on  its  sonographic  appearance.  Solid  and  cystic  renal  masses  can  be  further  subcategorized  as  either  benign  or  malignant  (Table  43-1).