Imaging Diagnosis of Carcinoma of Renal Pelvis

Objective To study the diagnostic value of imageology for pyelic carcinoma.Methods The accuracy of qualitative diagnosis and sensitivity were analyzed by comparing various imaging examinations in 19 patients with pathologically proved pyelic carcinomas.Results Irregular filling defect and hydronephrosis were seen in the renal pelvis and calyces on intravenous pyelography(IVP).On CT scan,when the tumor was small,soft tissue mass was in the renal pelvis and the calyces.When the renal parenchyma involved by tumors,the soft tissue masses with unhomogeneous density,liquefaction necrosis in the renal pelvis and the parenchyma were seen.On contrast-enhanced CT scan,enhancement from slight to moderate was found in the lesion.The lesions were detected by IVP in 9/12 cases,by BUS in 10/16 cases,by CT in 18/19 cases and by MRI in 3/3 cases.Conclusion IVP and CT are the first method of choice to diagnose the pyelic carcinoma,BUS can be used as a screening method.While in evaluating the tumor involving the parenchyma of the ren or distant metastasis,CT and MRI are superior to IVP.