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Multi-slice CT showed a heterogenous mass arising from the lower portion of the ectopic pelvic kidney
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Multi-slice parenchymal-phase CT scanning of the pelvis showed a heterogenous mass consisting of multiple solid and cystic areas arising from the lower portion of the ectopic pelvic kidney replacing most of the normal renal parenchyma [Figure 1].
In axial and coronal images there was an artery suspected to supply the renal mass but after 3D reconstructions it was proved to cross just parallel to the kidney (arrow)
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In addition, 3D-CT angiography demonstrated the blood supply of the pelvic kidney to arise from a single renal artery originating from the right common iliac artery just below the aortic bifurcation [Figure 2]. In axial and coronal images there was an artery suspected to supply the renal mass but after 3D reconstructions was proved to cross just parallel to the kidney [Figure 2].