Hello doctor, Yesterday, I had an ultrasound of my abdomen. They gave me the report online and I am not sure how to read it. The things I am looking up are extremely worrisome. It is all saying cancer. I am going for a CT scan within a week. It is without contrast because I have myasthenia gravis and the contrast really affects my breathing. Will contrast make a huge difference? Below I have pasted the results and it says: Normal liver and gallbladder. Left renal calculus. Complex heterogeneously hypoechoic cyst in the upper pole of the left kidney for which further imaging is recommended. Also, I have been urinating almost every hour and it feels like my bladder is never empty. I have had a kidney stone four years ago. But the part about the complex cyst on my kidneys is troubling me.
Hi,  Welcome to icliniq.com.  I understand your concern. So, you have a cystic lesion in the upper part of your kidney. First of all, you are only 28 years old and at your age, I would favor many benign lesions over malignant ones. If they are not talking about solid components of the lesions, it again favors benign lesion. Let them do CT (computed tomography) with i.v. (intravenous) contrast, if possible share both ultrasound images and CT images with me. One more thing, if you do not have any sign of night sweating, weight loss or redness in your urine, again malignancy risk is too low. I hope this helps.