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Renal medullary carcinoma and sickle cell trait: A systematic review.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Oct 2015
Alvarez Ofelia, Rodriguez Maria M, Jordan Lanetta, Sarnaik Sharada
Abstract excerpt
Sickle cell trait (SCT) carries a small risk of renal medullary carcinoma (RMC). We conducted a systematic literature review and reported new four RMC cases (total N = 217). Eighty eight percent had SCT and 8% had sickle cell disease; 50% were children. Males had 2.4× risk than females. Isolated hematuria or in combination with abdominal or flank pain was the presenting sign in 66% cases. Tumor-related mortality...
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