Open AccessA kidney‐shaped polycystic mass on the back of a hemodialysis patient
Author(s) -
Volkmann Julia,
Nordlohne Johannes,
Schmitt Roland,
Vietinghoff Sibylle
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.627
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , polycystic kidney disease , kidney disease , disease , bone mass , kidney , chronic kidney disease mineral and bone disorder , intensive care medicine , radiology , osteoporosis , renal osteodystrophy
Key Clinical Message Multicystic back masses can be of infectious, metastatic, or local pre‐ or malignant origin. We present a case of a rapidly evolving mass in a hemodialysis patient with severe “chronic kidney disease‐associated mineral bone disease” ( CKD ‐ MBD ), that also highlights limitations of chest x‐ray for diagnosis of bone disease.