Another method for treating renal cysts and/or performing a renal biopsy is placing a needle through the skin into the cyst and/or kidney using the help of x-rays. In theory, this procedure is less ...

The incidence of renal cell carcinoma is increasing, in part due to the growing use of cross-sectional imaging. Most renal tumors are now incidentally detected as small masses in asymptomatic ...

Noncontrast CT of the abdomen and pelvis revealed a 9.1 cm right renal mass. Investigations ... radionuclide bone scan, lung nodule biopsy, complete blood count, comprehensive metabolic profile ...

Medically reviewed by Gagandeep Brar, MD Hypernephroma (also called renal cell adenocarcinoma or clear-cell carcinoma of the ...