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 SEER, there is estimat...
>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–...
Active surveillance is an accepted modality for SRMs. Most protocols include patients with renal masses ≤4 cm. The mean growth rate of SRMs (small renal masses) on AS protocol demonstrates m...
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.
At presentation, up to 1/3 of patients with RCC have metastatic disease.
Surge...
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