Renal tumor
Author:
Mikael Häggström [notes 1]
Contents
Planning
Indication for CT urography in hematuria
Most patients with macroscopic hematuria, especially when over 50 years, should undergo both cystoscopy and CT urography.[1]
Microscopic hematuria indicates further workup with cystoscopy and/or CT urography if there are significant underlying risk factors, mainly:[1]
- Male sex
- Age, especially being older than 60 years
- Smoking
- Pelvic radiation
Other indications and choices of modality
- Ultrasonography of renal tumors can generally distinguish a solid mass from a renal cyst.
- CT of renal tumors is the main method for staging a known cancer.[2]
- MRI of renal tumors is used to evaluate specific parameters thereof, such as the extent of venous involvement.[2]
Notes
- ↑ For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Radlines:Authorship for details.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 USA: Raman, Siva P.; Fishman, Elliot K. (2014). "Bladder Malignancies on CT: The Underrated Role of CT in Diagnosis ". American Journal of Roentgenology 203 (2): 347–354. doi:. ISSN 0361-803X.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bradley, A J; Lim, Y Y (2014). "Imaging of renal masses and staging of renal tumours ". Imaging 23 (1): 20110081. doi:. ISSN 0965-6812.
