acquired cystic kidney disease

acquired cystic kidney disease
acquired cystic disease of kidney a disorder seen in patients with end-stage renal disease; cysts develop in the formerly noncystic failing kidney, often containing oxalate and sometimes undergoing malignant transformation.

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