Renal cell cancer (RCC)
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Overview
Renal cell cancer (also called kidney cancer or renal cell adenocarcinoma) is a disease in which malignant (cancerous) cells are found in the lining of tubules (very small tubes) in the kidney.
Kidney cancer accounts for 5% and 3% of all newly diagnosed cancers in men and women, respectively, with more than 90% of kidney cancer cases being RCC. This places RCC in the top 10 most common cancers worldwide.
In the early stages, there are sometimes no signs or symptoms. Some of the most common symptoms include:
- Blood in the urine
- A lump in the abdomen
- Pain in the side that won't go away
- Loss of appetite
- Weight loss without known reason
- Anemia
To diagnose and stage RCC, imaging (CT, MRI, ultrasound) is used, followed by biopsy or assessment of a nephrectomy specimen to determine the subtype of RCC.
- Stage I
- Stage II
- Stage III
- Stage IV
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