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Can abdominal enhanced mri confirm 100percent a renal cell carcinoma without the need of punch biopsy?
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Renal cancer: No imaging modality alone can 100% confirm cancer in a solid kidney mass. There are some rare solid masses that are almost impossible to differentiate from renal cell carcinoma on imaging alone.
Answered 3/12/2020
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