Due to renal impairment, not a candidate for CT or MRI with contrast. Surgeon wishes to delineate mass to assess if a partial nephrectomy can be performed.
Large exophytic well defined mass in the lower pole of the left kidney. Appearances most likely a renal cell carcinoma. Oncocytoma a possible differential.
Haemorrhagic lower pole tumour with clear resection margin from partial nephrectomy specimen.
T1 (A) and T2 fat-suppressed (B) images of the kidneys in a TSC patient demonstrating an exophytic renal cyst (arrow) as well as multiple angiomyolipomata (arrowheads)