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lizzie17
lizzie17 CSN Member Posts: 548
edited January 2014 in Kidney Cancer #1

does anyone know what this means?  it is on my ultrasound report.

thanks

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  • TillieSOK
    TillieSOK CSN Member Posts: 252
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    I 'think' it means that it

    I 'think' it means that it shows up lighter or whiter on a scan than other parts of the kidney normally.  You probably will want to ask someone more knowledgable than me....I'm the village doofus. :)

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  • growler9
    growler9 CSN Member Posts: 48
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    What Tillie said.

    Echogenic is the technical word for "brightness", Renal sinus is the technical description for the middle section of the kidney. Fat is fat.

    So,yes the fat on your renal sinus showed up brightly on your scan.

    Alan

     

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  • lizzie17
    lizzie17 CSN Member Posts: 548
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    growler9 said:

    What Tillie said.

    Echogenic is the technical word for "brightness", Renal sinus is the technical description for the middle section of the kidney. Fat is fat.

    So,yes the fat on your renal sinus showed up brightly on your scan.

    Alan

     

    is it something to worry about?

    thank you both for your replies

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  • growler9
    growler9 CSN Member Posts: 48
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    lizzie17 said:

    is it something to worry about?

    thank you both for your replies

    No, unless....

    You heard the radiologist complaining about "snow blindness" after seeing massive amounts of fat around your kidney. If so then you should look into dieting.Innocent

     

    Best wishes.  Alan

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  • TillieSOK
    TillieSOK CSN Member Posts: 252
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    growler9 said:

    No, unless....

    You heard the radiologist complaining about "snow blindness" after seeing massive amounts of fat around your kidney. If so then you should look into dieting.Innocent

     

    Best wishes.  Alan

    You're baaaad, Alan!

    You're baaaad, Alan!

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