Classical presentation of renal cell carcinoma: a case report | Zendy

N. M. P. G. Ganga | Zendy; M. K. Herath | Zendy; K. Edirisinghe | Zendy; S. Vidanapathirana | Zendy

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Classical presentation of renal cell carcinoma: a case report

Author(s) -

N. M. P. G. Ganga,

M. K. Herath,

K. Edirisinghe,

S. Vidanapathirana

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

sri lanka anatomy journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2550-2832

DOI - 10.4038/slaj.v3i2.63

Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , renal cell carcinoma , medicine , disease , lung cancer , lung , carcinoma , cancer , lymph , oncology , pathology , surgery

Renal cell cancer (RCC) represents 2-3% of all cancers with male predominance affecting old age. Risk factors include smoking, obesity, hypertension and genetic factors. Presentation can vary from non-visible hematuria to symptoms from metastatic disease to bones, lung, brain and lymph nodes. Only 6-10% presents with classical presentation of loin pain, loin mass and hematuria (3). We presents a case of a patient who had non-visible hematuria later progressing to metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

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