[CME Sonography 89: Differential Diagnosis of Kidney Masses]

CME Sonography 89: Differential Diagnosis of Kidney Masses Abstract. Cystic and solid renal lesions are common in ultrasound diagnostics. The solid pseudotumor of the kidney, the so-called renal parenchymal cone, is found in up to 50 % of patients. Pathologically-anatomically it is either a hypertrophy of the column of Bertini or the entire renal lobus, which is located in the renal sinus. Renal cysts were found in a dissected section in 50 % of those over 50 years old. The cystic lesions are subdivided into five categories with the Bosniak classification. This classification is possible with CECT, CEMR and CEUS. The solid lesions are also evaluated by these methods, but the distinction is more difficult here. By measuring the echo intensity in ultrasound, the differentiation of the hyperechoic angiomyolipomas from other solid tumors and pseudotumors is possible. In color-coded Doppler sonography (CCDS), the clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is often depicted with many tumor vessels, the remaining tumors with few or only single vessels. In CEUS and TIC, this tumor is shown to be highly perfused, and the influx in the TIC is often faster and stronger than in the surrounding healthy renal cortex. The other tumors are mostly perfused to a lesser extent, especially the papillary carcinomas are significantly less perfused than the renal cortex.