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Cysts within septa: An ultrasound feature distinguishing neoplastic from non-neoplastic renal lesions in children?

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We present two cystic renal neoplasms observed by ultrasound scanning to have cysts within septa. We have looked at other neoplastic and non-neoplastic lesions in children and suggest that this feature may be helpful in the ultrasound differentiation of neoplastic from non-neoplastic cystic renal masses.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children, St. Michaels Hill, BS2 8BJ, Bristol, UK

    A. W. Duncan

  2. Department of Paediatric Pathology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children, St. Michaels Hill, BS2 8BJ, Bristol, UK

    A. K. Charles & P. J. Berry

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Duncan, A.W., Charles, A.K. & Berry, P.J. Cysts within septa: An ultrasound feature distinguishing neoplastic from non-neoplastic renal lesions in children?. Pediatr Radiol 26, 315–317 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01395705

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