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My 10 day old had a kidney ultrasound that showed density in medullary pyramid what does that mean?

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Can't tell: No way of knowing without seeing the images. It may be early calcification. Or it may be just that overall the kidneys were "echogenic". This is very common in newborns as they "recover" from the mild dehydration they are born with.

Dr Berg and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 5/6/2013

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I am 36 and told through CT scan w/ contrast that I have a "low density" 6mm lesion on my kidney that they believe is a cyst but too small to characterize. Ultrasound after saw nothing. What does this mean?

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Scared and ready to give up on life! ! I am 37 and told through CT scan w/ contrast that I have a "low density" 5 mm lesion on my kidney that they believe is a cyst but too small to characterize. Ultrasound afterwards saw nothing. What does this mean?

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How often are renal cysts found on CT? I am 36 and told through CT scan w/ contrast that I have a "low density" 6mm lesion on my kidney that they believe is a cyst but too small to characterize. Ultrasound after saw nothing. What does this mean?

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A member asked:

How common are kidney lesions? What are they? CT scan with contrast both in June and November 2021 showed I have a 4-6mm low density lesion. Ultrasound in December found nothing. Nephrologist says consistent with small cyst. 36 years old?

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A member asked:

I had a CT scan and informed I have a 6mm "low density" lesion that the radiologist is calling a cyst. I am 35 years old and freaking out. I had 2 CT and 1 Ultrasound. Ultrasound saw nothing. Are lesions in kidney common? are kidney cysts common?

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