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Epidemiology and Staging of Renal Cell Carcinoma

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Incidence and mortality trends attributed to kidney cancer exhibit marked regional variability, likely related to demographic, environmental, and genetic factors. Efforts to identify reversible factors, which lead to the development of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), have led not only to a greater understanding of the etiology of RCC but also the genetic and histologic characteristics of renal tumors. This article describes this evolution by discussing contemporary RCC incidence and mortality data, the risk factors for development of RCC, the histologic features, and anatomic and integrated staging systems that guide treatment.

Source: Seminars in Interventional Radiology

DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1363837

Authors: Carole Ridge, Bradley Pua, David Madoff

Institutions: Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Renal cell carcinoma treatment

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Tufts University School of Medicine