Renal cystic mass (Bosniak class IV)

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Work up for hematuria.

Patient Data

Age: 60 years
Gender: Male

A 42×32 mm partially exophytic cystic lesion is seen at lateral aspect of left kidney which contains eccentric enhancing nodule and few enhancing internal septations.

A few thin walled non-enhanced cysts are seen at liver less than 20 mm. Additionally, several hypo-attenuating lesions are noted at liver less than 28 mm which show early peripheral nodular enhancement with centripetal filling most consistent with hemangioma. There are also several small low enhancing masses scattered through the liver that become isodense with surrounding parenchyma on delayed images. 

The prostate gland is enlarged.

Case Discussion

Left renal cystic lesion (Bosniak class IV) - pathologically proven renal cell carcinoma.

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