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My sister was diagnosed with a renal complex cyst and im wondering if a complex cyst means its cancerous all the time or theres a chance it could be b?
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Trust imaging: Most of these are totally harmless and the radiologist can usually call it. Get a couple of radiology opinions if she's worried
Answered 5/31/2016
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