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collecting system, a group of renal calices and its pelvis considered as a unit. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The radiologist however would notice the hydonephrosis and suggest lower cuts to identify the collecting system (especially in view of an US indicating hydronephrosis). A positron emission tomographic scan showed mild uptake in the left renal mass that was suspicious for urothelial carcinoma since it was mostly located in the pelvicalyceal collecting system. A 9% treatment failure rate was seen with renal tumors abutting the renal hilum or collecting system, as well as large tumors (> 5 cm in diameter or having a large heat sink effect). |
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