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Figure 12. (a) Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease complicated by the development of a renal cell carcinoma. Coronal T2 weighted MRI shows innumerable cysts that replace both the kidneys (arrowheads). Incidentally seen is a hypointense mass in the upper pole of the right kidney (arrows). (b) Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease complicated by the development of a renal cell carcinoma. Coronal, gadolinium-enhanced T1 weighted two-dimensional GRE MRI shows predominantly peripheral contrast enhancement of the mass in the upper pole of the right kidney (arrowheads).