Cystic renal cell carcinoma and acquired renal cystic disease associated with consumption of chaparral tea: a case report.
In contrast to other cystic diseases of the kidney in which the kidneys are larger than usual, in nephronophthisis the kidneys are small to normal in size.
Multicystic dysplastic kidney is the most common type of renal cystic disease, and it is one of the most common causes of an abdominal mass in infants.
Congenital biliary cystic disease, such as choledochal cysts or Caroli's disease, has also been associated with malignant transformation in up to 25% of cases.
A team based at the Institute of Medical Genetics in Wales studied 27 unrelated patients with TSC and renal cystic disease.
They also noted that the disease was different (earlier and more severe) than ADPKD and that patients with TSC1 did not suffer significant cystic disease.
When the disease affects the kidneys the symptoms include flank pain, abdominal distension, blood in the urine, and, possibly, elevated blood pressure, which may result in it being confused with other cystic renal disease.
This disorder is characterized by progressive wasting of the filtering unit of the kidney (nephronophthisis), with or without medullary cystic renal disease, and progressive eye disease.
However, it was safer to remove the whole breast in cases of generalized cystic disease.
It is also used in veterinary medicine as a treatment for cattle with cystic ovarian disease.