RENAL CELL CANCER

Course overview

RENAL CELL CARCINOMAS (RCCS), WHICH ORIGINATE WITHIN THE RENAL CORTEX, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 80% TO 85% OF ALL PRIMARY RENAL NEOPLASMS. TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMAS, WHICH ORIGINATE IN THE RENAL PELVIS, COMPRISE APPROXIMATELY 8%. OTHER PARENCHYMAL EPITHELIAL TUMORS, SUCH AS ONCOCYTOMAS, COLLECTING DUCT TUMORS, ANGIOMYOLIPOMAS, AND RENAL SARCOMAS, OCCUR INFREQUENTLY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSES, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS OF RENAL CELL CANCERS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THESE PATIENTS.