Renal cell carcinoma

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Contents 1 Used for 2 See for 3 Broader Terms 4 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

adenocarcinoma of kidney, hypernephroid carcinoma, hypernephroma

See for

RCC

Broader Terms

kidney neoplasm

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Renal Cell Carcinoma Renal cell carcinoma is the most common type of kidney cancer.
• The cause of renal cell carcinoma is unknown, although tobacco and industrial carcinogens have been implicated.
• Conclusion Complete resection of either synchronous or metachronous solitary metastases from renal cell carcinoma is justified and can contribute to a long-term survival in this select group of patients.
• Medline 11832771 Intragenic PTEN/MMAC1 loss of heterozygosity in conventional (clear-cell) renal cell carcinoma is associated with poor patient prognosis.
• 2000 [Cancer Research 64, 1951-1958, March 15, 2004] 2004 American Association for Cancer Research Regular Articles p53 Pathway in Renal Cell Carcinoma Is Repressed by a Dominant Mechanism Katerina V.

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