Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: OverviewAn estimated 58,240 Americans were diagnosed with renal cancer and 13,040 died of the disease in the United States in 2010. 1 Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) constitutes 2% to 3% of all malignancies, with a median age at diagnosis of 65 years.The rate of RCC has increased by 2% per year for the past 65 years.The reason for this increase is unknown.Approximately 90% of renal tumors are RCC, and 85% of these are clear cell tumors.2 Other less common cell types include papillary, chromophobe, and Bellini duct (collecting duct) tumors.Collecting duct carcinoma constitutes fewer than 1% of kidney cancer cases.Medullary renal carcinoma is a variant of collecting duct renal carcinoma and was described initially as occurring in patients who are sickle cell trait-positive.
Authors: Robert J. Motzer, Neeraj Agarwal, Clair Beard, Sam Bhayani, Graeme B. Bolger, Michael A. Carducci, Sam S. Chang, Toni K. Choueiri, Steven L. Hancock, Gary R. Hudes, Eric Jonasch, David Josephson, Timothy M. Kuzel, Ellis G. Levine, Daniel W. Lin, Kim A. Margolin, M. Dror Michaelson, Thomas Olencki, Roberto Pili, Thomas W. Ratliff, Bruce G. Redman, Cary N. Robertson, Charles J. Ryan, Joel Sheinfeld, Philippe E. Spiess, Jue Wang, Richard B. Wilder
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4255429992