RENAL CLEAR CELL CANCER

Course overview

CLEAR CELL RENAL CANCER IS THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF KIDNEY CANCER, COMPRISING 80 PERCENT OF ALL MALIGNANT TUMORS FOUND WITHIN THE KIDNEY. IT IS KNOWN AS THE INTERNIST TUMOR AND IS WELL KNOWN TO CAUSE A WIDE SPECTRUM OF PARANEOPLASTIC MANIFESTATIONS TO MIMIC OTHER TUMORS AND BENIGN CONDITIONS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS AGGRESSIVE TUMOR, WHILE ALSO TRYING TO HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE PATIENT.