Is renal parenchyma hypoechoic kidney tumor?

Renal parenchyma hypoechoic may be caused by renal tumor, renal column hypertrophy, renal abscess, etc.

1. Renal tumor: renal parenchyma hypoechoic may be renal tumor, such as renal cell carcinoma, nephroblastoma, renal pelvis tumor, or hamartoma. Hypoechoic masses in renal parenchyma may be renal carcinoma, renal carcinoma is mostly round or oval, showing uniform hypoechoic.

2. Renal column hypertrophy: also can be manifested as hypoechoic masses in renal parenchyma, renal column hypertrophy and renal medulla phase continuation, echo and renal cortex echo the same, and renal cortex phase continuation.

3. Renal abscess: renal parenchyma hypoechoic masses, more unclear boundaries, after anti-inflammatory treatment can gradually shrink.

4. Renal clot: renal pelvis blood clots may also lead to renal parenchyma hypoechoic.

Renal parenchyma hypoechoic may also be other reasons, patients can do enhanced CT examination for identification.