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Renal cell carcinoma: Review of etiology, pathophysiology and risk factors.
Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia - 1 Jun 2016
Petejova Nadezda, Martinek Arnost
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The global incidence of renal cell cancer is increasing annually and the causes are multifactorial. Early diagnosis and successful urological procedures with partial or total nephrectomy can be life-saving. However, only up to 10% of RCC patients present with characteristic clinical symptoms. Over 60% are detected incidentally in routine ultrasound examination. The question of screening and...
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