7.5 Conclusion
Because a significant percentage of RCCs are discovered incidentally on an imaging study ordered for another purpose, the radiologist must remain vigilant. Once a suspected mass is identified, US is a cost-effective means to further characterize those lesions that are statistically most likely to be simple cysts. Solid or complex cystic lesions are best characterized by CT or MR imaging. These crosssectional modalities are also indispensable in the staging and restaging of suspected RCC lesions, although other modalities, such as PET, may play a complementary role.
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Barker, D.W., Zagoria, R.J. (2006). Renal Cell Carcinoma. In: Guermazi, A. (eds) Imaging of Kidney Cancer. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30003-1_7
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