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11 mm simple cortical syst on right kidney is it seriouse?

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No: It is likely you were born with it and most often a solitary cyst that size means nothing.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/18/2014

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Im 20 years old and had a CT scan for kidney stone and it showed a incidental 11 mm interpolar left renal cortical cyst no pain should I be worried?

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