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Renal Cell Carcinoma

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7.5 Conclusion

Because a significant percentage of RCCs are discovered incidentally on an imaging study ordered for another purpose, the radiologist must remain vigilant. Once a suspected mass is identified, US is a cost-effective means to further characterize those lesions that are statistically most likely to be simple cysts. Solid or complex cystic lesions are best characterized by CT or MR imaging. These crosssectional modalities are also indispensable in the staging and restaging of suspected RCC lesions, although other modalities, such as PET, may play a complementary role.

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  1. LifeCare Partners, LLC, 1450 Dowell Springs Boulevard, Suite 230, Knoxville, TN, 37909, USA

    David W. Barker MD (Senior Radiologist, Tennessee Cancer Specialists, PLLC, Medical Director)

  2. Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA

    Ronald J. Zagoria MD, FACR (Professor of Radiology, Section Head of Abdominal Imaging, Vice-Chairman for Clinical Affairs)

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Barker, D.W., Zagoria, R.J. (2006). Renal Cell Carcinoma. In: Guermazi, A. (eds) Imaging of Kidney Cancer. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30003-1_7

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