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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
adrenal cortex carcinoma +  
collecting duct carcinoma 
cystic renal cell carcinoma 
Kidney Medullary Carcinoma +  
MIT family translocation renal cell carcinoma +  
nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma +   
renal cell adenocarcinoma +   
A carcinoma arising from the renal parenchyma. There is a strong correlation between cigarette smoking and the development of renal cell carcinoma. The clinical presentation includes : hematuria, flank pain and a palpable lumbar mass. A high percentage of renal cell carcinomas are diagnosed when an ultrasound is performed for other purposes. Radical nephrectomy is the standard intervention procedure. Renal cell carcinoma is generally considered to be resistant to radiation treatment and chemotherapy.
renal pelvis adenocarcinoma 
ureter adenocarcinoma 
Wolffian duct adenocarcinoma 

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: RCC ;   adenocarcinoma of kidney ;   adenocarcinoma of the kidney ;   carcinoma, renal cell, malignant ;   kidney adenocarcinoma ;   renal cell cancer ;   renal cell carcinoma ;   renal cell carcinoma, stage unspecified
Xrefs: DOID:4450 ;   ICDO:8311/1 ;   ICDO:8312/3 ;   MONDO:0005549 ;   MedDRA:10001174 ;   NANDO:2200045 ;   NCI:C9385
External Ontologys: has_disease_location EFO:UBERON:0002113
Definition Sources: EFO:0005708

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