RENAL CYST

Course overview

RENAL CYSTS ARE THE MOST COMMON LESION OF THE KIDNEY AND ARE SEEN IN APPROXIMATELY 40 PERCENT OF PATIENTS THAT UNDERGO IMAGING STUDIES INVOLVING THE ANATOMICAL REGION OF THE KIDNEYS. RENAL CYSTS CAN BE BENIGN OR MALIGNANT, FOCAL, MULTIFOCAL, UNILATERAL, OR BILATERAL, AND CONGENITAL OR ACQUIRED, THOUGH THE ACQUIRED FORM IS MORE COMMON. THIS ACTIVITY EXAMINES THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF RENAL CYSTS AND HOW TO PROPERLY EVALUATE A PATIENT WITH RENAL CYSTS. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH RENAL CYSTS.