Translocation-Associated Carcinoma
Fig. 7.1 Computed tomography scan from a 34-year-old woman with (a) a tumor of the left kidney (T3aN2M1), (b) metastases to the paraaortal lymph nodes, (c) left pubic bone, and…
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Fig. 2.1 Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease . The kidney is massively enlarged with innumerable cysts Histologically, the cysts are lined by a single layer of cuboidal or flattened epithelial…
Familial Forms of Renal Cell Carcinoma and Associated Syndromes
Syndrome (abbreviation) Gene (protein) Chromosome location Renal pathology Other clinical manifestations Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome VHL (pVHL) 3p25 Clear cell RCC, cystic renal cell carcinoma, renal cysts Central nervous system…
Non-epithelial Renal Neoplasms of the Adult Kidney
Fig. 10.1 Classic angiomyolipoma with various amounts of adipose tissue , smooth muscle, and thickened vessels (Hematoxylin eosin, 20×) Fig. 10.2 Spindle cell variant of angiomyolipoma with a predominant smooth…
Nonneoplastic Kidney Diseases in the Setting of a Renal Mass
Fig. 13.1 (a) H&E and (b) PAS. Diffuse mesangial sclerosis is characterized by increased matrix deposition in mesangial regions and represents one of the earlier changes in diabetic glomerular injury….
Treatment of Complex Stones: Location, Location, Location!
Fig. 21.1 Axial CT scan image demonstrating 2 cm right renal stone (yellow arrow) that was not previously visualized on KUB. Following surgery, the stone analysis revealed a uric acid…
Stone Characteristics: Not All Stones Are Created Equal!
Fig. 7.1 Calcium oxalate dihydrate stone (Courtesy of Louis C. Herring & Co., Orlando, FL) Fig. 7.2 Urinary calcium oxalate dihydrate crystals under polarized light microscopy (M. Daudon, CRISTAL Laboratory)…
The Surgical Procedure: No Doc, No Shock!
Fig. 20.1 Large cystine stone (a) and coronal CT scan image (b) demonstrating a left staghorn calculus and a smaller left upper pole stone Description Access to the kidney is…
Urinary Tract Stones: From the Invisible to the Clearly Distinct and Discernible Stone!
Fig. 6.1 (a) Uric Acid, (b) calcium oxalate monohydrate and a (c) mixed stone (50 % uric acid and 50 % calcium oxalate monohydrate) Randall’s Plaques: Big Stones Have Small…
Stone Disease Imaging: There Is More to X-Rays Than What We See!
and John A. Ferretti1 (1) Department of Radiology, Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA John A. Ferretti Email: John.Ferretti@stonybrookmedicine.edu Imaging Summary Facts Non-contrast CT is the most rapid and accurate technique…
