Hello doctor, I am a 37 year old male. About three weeks ago, I had an abdominal CT due to severe stomach pain. The CT revealed a possible 3 cm mass in my left kidney. I had a follow-up ultrasound that showed 4 cm thing in the central part of the left kidney. They were unsure whether it was a mass or a hypertrophied column of Bertin due to being located in the central part of the kidney. I followed up with a urologist who believed a nephrectomy was likely. My significant risk is obesity, and I do not have a history of smoking. Is this more likely to be a pseudotumor? I am hoping the MRI gets a clear look but, could that even lead to a false positive? I just want the information needed to ask my doctor questions following the MRI. I do not want to end up losing a kidney if there is a possibility that the mass is not really there.
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