Renal cell carcinoma

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Other Names: Adenocarcinoma of Kidney, Cancer starting in small tubes in kidneys, Carcinoma Renal Cell, Carcinoma, Renal Cell, Carcinoma, Renal Cell, Nonpapillary, Ccrcc, Clear cell renal cell carcinoma, Common Renal Cell Carcinoma, Conventional Renal Cell Carcinoma, Crcc, Hereditary Clear Cell Renal Cell Adenocarcinoma, Hereditary Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Hypernephroma, Nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma, RCC, Renal Carcinoma, Chromophobe, Somatic, Renal Cell Adenocarcinoma, Renal Cell Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma Non-Papillary, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Clear Cell, Somatic, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Nonpapillary, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Somatic, Renal carcinoma See more

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Renal cell carcinoma (also known as hypernephroma) is the most common form of kidney cancer arising from the proximal renal tubule. The tissue of origin for renal cell carcinoma is the proximal renal tubular epithelium. Renal cell carcinoma can be classified as 1) clear cell carcinoma, 2) papillary carcinoma, 3) chromophobe renal carcinoma, and 4) collecting duct carcinoma.

Source: GARD Last updated on 05-01-20

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