DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Biopsy of renal tumors
Renal cell carcinoma
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC, also known as hypernephroma) is a kidney cancer that originates in the lining of the proximal convoluted tubule, the very small tubes in the kidney that filter the blood and remove waste products. RCC is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults, responsible for approximately 80% of cases. It is also known to be the most lethal of all the genitourinary tumors. Initial treatment is most commonly a radical or partial nephrectomy and remains the mainstay of curative treatment. Where the tumour is confined to the renal parenchyma, the 5-year survival rate is 60-70%, but this is lowered considerably where metastases have spread...
Biopsy of renal tumors - List of case studies
- Cystic Pleuro-Pulmonary Blastoma – additional opinion
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She thus underwent pleural drainage and thoracoscopic biopsy, revealing a diagnosis of "cystic pleuropulmonary blastoma". She has been clinically well ...
- Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas
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expert shares broad information regarding Cystic neoplasms of the pancreas: categories, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, risks and ... endoscopy, and/or endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided FNA biopsy. Obviously it is imperative to rule out a pancreatic pseudocyst, ...
- Treatments
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Below is a full list of the examinations mentioned in case studies throughout the site. click on ... A ABO match ABO-incompatible (ABOI) renal transplantation ABOI renal transplants ABOI transplantation ... Biological treatment Biological treatments Biopsy of renal tumors Biotherapy Bisphosphonates Blastocyst ...
- Renal Neoplasia of not yet Determined Nature
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male with no relevant past medical history. An ultrasound of his urinary system diagnosed a space occupying lesion in the left kidney. ... but diagnosis is done only after removing the tumor. Biopsy of renal tumors is not advised due to high rate of false negative ...