ABINGTON, Pa. (WPVI) -- To treat or not to treat? It's a common dilemma when cysts and masses are found by accident during tests for other medical conditions. A new study from Fox Chase Cancer Center ...

An advantage of whole-body MRIs over CTs is that they use magnets and radio waves, which eliminate the type of radiation linked to cancer. But that doesn’t mean they’re risk-free or the right choice ...

The presence and number of kidney cysts, particularly in the medulla, may be an additional imaging-based biomarker for progressive CKD after radical nephrectomy for kidney cancer. Among patients who ...

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), the most common form of polycystic kidney disease, can lead to kidney enlargement and eventual loss of function. The disease affects more than 12 ...

ORLANDO, FL (IANS) – A urologist has been fined $7,236 and ordered to take a medical education course in risk management after he removed a cyst instead of a kidney during surgery in 2021. Zamip Patel ...

Simple renal cysts typically have thin walls with no calcification, septation or enhancement shown on contrast studies. Solitary simple cysts are common and are often diagnosed incidentally. In the ...

Kidney cancer is moderately common, the sixth-most prevalent cancer diagnosis for men and women. Benjamin L. Maughan, MD, PharmD, assistant professor in the division of medical oncology, answers ...

A 46-year-old man who recently moved to the area was referred to the nephrology clinic for kidney cysts. He was found to have multiple cysts in the left kidney at age 27 for which he was referred to ...