Renal pseudotumour

Last revised by Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod ◉ on 9 Dec 2023

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Citation:

Jones J, Ranchod A, Alrasheed W, et al. Renal pseudotumour. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-9120

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-9120

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/9120?embed_domain=external.radpair.com%2527%255b0%255d

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9120

Article created:

18 Mar 2010, Jeremy Jones ◉

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Last revised:

9 Dec 2023, Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod ◉

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Systems:

Urogenital

Sections:

Gamuts

Tags:

kidney

Synonyms:

Renal pseudotumours
Renal pseudotumor
Renal pseudotumors
Pseudotumor of the kidney
Pseudotumour of the kidney
Pseudotumor of the kidneys
Pseudotumours of the kidneys
Pseudotumours of the kidney

Renal pseudotumours simulate a tumour on imaging but are composed of non-neoplastic tissue.

Differential diagnosis

There are many examples ^1-3:

Developmental

Infectious and inflammatory

Vascular

extramedullary haematopoiesis
renal arteriovenous malformation
renal haematoma
- subepithelial pelvic haematomas (Antopol-Goldman lesions) ⁴
- anticoagulant-induced subcapsular haemorrhage