renal cortical cysts

Types

 peripheral cortical cysts
 cortical tubules cysts

Etiology

 simple renal cortical cysts (retention cysts)
 obstructive cortical cysts

• fetal obstructive kidney
   glomerulocystic kidney disease
   chromosomal diseases
• trisomy 13
• trisomy 18
• trisomy 21

 metabolic diseases

• xanthinuria type 2 (MIM.603592) (14627688)
• multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenation deficiency (MADD)
• Pearson syndrome

See also

 Cysts

• renal cysts
  • renal diffuse cysts
  • renal cortical cysts
  • renal medullary cysts