Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) arises from the parenchyma of the kidney (as opposed to urothelial cancer, which arises from the renal pelvis/calyces). According to Global Cancer Observat...
>60% of RCCs are incidental findings in asymptomatic patients due to increased use of ultrasound, CT scan, and MRI.
Hematuria: 50–60%
Flank pain: 35–40%
Weight loss: 28–36%
Pyrexia: 7–...
Surgery can be curative for RCC without metastases and may include either total or partial nephrectomy although up to 1/3 will eventually recur.
Nonsurgical procedures such as cryoablation ma...
The majority of recurrences will occur in the first 3 years after treatment.
Radiographic follow-up is based on risk as established in the AUA gu...
C64.9 Malignant neoplasm of unsp kidney, except renal pelvis
C64.1 Malignant neoplasm of right kidney, except renal pelvis
C64.2 Malignant neoplasm of left kidney, except renal pelvis
C64 Mali...
RCC is the eight most common cancer in the United States, with the majority of cases detected incidentally with patients typically having advanced disease upon discovery
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