Question
Microscopic hematuria
The ultrasound reveals a cortical hyperechoic lesion of the right kidney
What is the next diagnostic step?
ANSWER
The CT scan shows a lipid content, at – (minus) 36 Hounsfield Units.
Anything below 0 is fat!
This is an angiomyolipoma, benign therefore, definitive diagnosis, no need for biopsy.
