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I have an 11cm complex cyst on my kidney i see a neurologist in a few weeks but wondering if they will likely want to remove it (because if the size?
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Kidney cyst: It sounds like you will be seeing a nephrologist in a few weeks and that's a good idea. I'd expect to have the complex cyst removed to rule out the possibility of it's being malignant which can happen on occasion.
Answered 5/10/2014
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