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. 2016 May-Jun;42(3):456–463. doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2015.0444

Table 2. Characteristics of the Bosniak IV cysts, with location and risk of adjacent organs injury.

Lesion/Size (cm) Location* Organ with risk of injury (distance <3cm) Complications
A (3.0cm) Exofitic (P/S) Adrenal and pancreas 0
B (1.8cm) Central (A/M) Coletor system 0
C (1.5cm) Peripheral not exofitic (A/S) Liver 0
D (2.0cm) Exofitic (AL/I) Colon 0
E (4.1cm) Exofitic (L/M) Liver 0
F (3.0cm) Exofitic (L/M) Colon 0
G (2.8cm) Exofitic (L/MI) - 0
H (1.9cm) Exofitic (P/S) - 0
I (3.3cm) Exofitic (P/S) - 0
J (1.8cm) Exofitic (P/I) - 0

*P = posterior; A = anterior; L = lateral; S = superior; M = middle; I = inferior.