RENAL ONCOCYTOMA

Course overview

RENAL ONCOCYTOMAS ARE COMMON BENIGN KIDNEY NEOPLASMS THAT ACCOUNT FOR 3 TO 7 PERCENT OF RENAL NEOPLASMS. THEY USUALLY OCCUR IN ADULTS, MOST FREQUENTLY IN THE SEVENTH DECADE OF LIFE. RENAL ONCOCYTOMAS MAY BE DISCOVERED INCIDENTALLY OR MAY BE DIAGNOSED WITH BIOPSY OR EXCISION. RENAL ONCOCYTOMAS USUALLY HAVE AN EXCELLENT PROGNOSIS AND ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH AN AGGRESSIVE CLINICAL COURSE; HOWEVER, THERE CAN OCCASIONALLY BE METASTASIS TO LIVER AND BONE AND FATALITIES HAVE OCCURRED. SURGICAL EXCISION IS CURATIVE IN THE ABSENCE OF METASTASES. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF RENAL ONCOCYTOMA AND STRESSES THE ROLE OF TEAM-BASED INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.