Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma - case report

• Published in: Polski merkuriusz lekarski Vol. 38; no. 224; p. 100
• Main Authors: Krawiec, Kamil, Marks, Piotr, Różański, Waldemar, Lipiński, Marek
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Polish
• Published: Poland 01.02.2015
• Subjects: Carcinoma, Renal Cell - diagnosis; Carcinoma, Renal Cell - pathology; Carcinoma, Renal Cell - surgery; Carcinoma, Renal Cell - therapy; Humans; Kidney Neoplasms - diagnosis; Kidney Neoplasms - pathology; Kidney Neoplasms - surgery; Kidney Neoplasms - therapy; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; hybrid chromophobe cancer; inhibitor; chromophobe renal cell carcinoma; oncocytoma; tyrosine kinase

Malignant tumors of the kidney, which the most common is renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is diagnosed in Poland in more than 5,000 patients each year. Most cases of kidney cancer occurs after the age of 55 years. In men, the risk is 2 times higher than in women. Among the various histological subtypes of...