Open AccessCurrent management of renal cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Sokoloff Mitchell H.,
Dekernion Jean B.,
Figlin Robert A.,
Belldegrun Arie
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/canjclin.46.5.284
Subject(s) - medicine , renal cell carcinoma , malignancy , flank pain , metastasis , kidney , carcinoma , adenocarcinoma , radiology , stage (stratigraphy) , kidney disease , pathology , surgery , cancer , paleontology , biology
Renal cell carcinoma is the most common malignancy of the kidney and accounts for about three percent of all adult neoplasms. This article reviews the clinical presentation, diagnosis, staging, and treatment of this disease.