Renal cancer; Kidney cancer; Hypernephroma; Adenocarcinoma of renal cells; Cancer - kidney

Stop smoking. Follow your health care provider's recommendations in the treatment of kidney disorders, especially those that may require dialysis.

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National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: Kidney Cancer . V.1.2009. National Comprehensive Cancer Network; 2009.

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Kidney anatomy

Kidney tumor - CT scan

Kidney - blood and urine flow

Kidney metastases, CT scan

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Renal cell carcinoma Treatment

Review Date: 03/02/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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