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The\u00a0aim of this study was to characterize the clinical and CT imagings features of CRCC and CCDC.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Thirty-three patients with CRCC and thirteen patients with CCDC with pathologically proven were retrospectively studied. Tumor characteristics were assessed.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>On CT imaging, 33 patients(100\u2009%) with CRCC and 13 patients(100\u2009%) with CCDC, tumors calcifications (8 vs. 9, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001), had a clear boundary (capsule sign, 30 vs. 2, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001), infiltrative appearance (1 vs. 13, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001), exogenous appearance (29 vs. 3, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001), invaded the renal pelvis or ureter (1 vs. 10, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001), hemorrhage (1 vs. 10, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001), had retroperitoneal lymph node or distant metastasis (2 vs. 10, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001), thickened enhancing internal septations (31 vs. 2, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001), and mural soft-tissue nodules (21 vs. 1, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001). On MR imaging,13 patients(39\u2009%) with CRCC and 4 patients(31\u2009%) with CCDC, all CRCCs appeared hypointense on T1-weighted images and hyperintense on T2-weighted images, however, all CCDCs appeared hypointense on T1-weighted images and hypointense on T2-weighted images(<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001). 33 patients with CRCC, they were all alive from3 years to 10 years follow-up, however, 13 patients with CCDC, of which 11 patients were able to be followed up, and 9 patients expired within 5 years of the initial diagnosis and the others are currently still alive.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Distinguishing features of CRCC and CCDC included calcifications, capsule signs, infiltrative appearance, metastasis, internal septations, mural nodules and signal on CT or MR images. 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