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| | Biologictherapy.Org: Renal Cell Carcinoma: FAQs |
 | | For patients with metastatic RCC, systemic therapy with interferon, interkeukin-2, or experimental therapy is employed. | | | In patients who either present with — or develop — solitary metastatic lesions, aggressive surgical resection may be of value. | | | The interleukins are a family of polypeptides originally named for their ability to mediate interactions between leukocytes. |
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http://www.biologictherapy.org/renalcell/renal_faqs.html
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| | Renal Cell Carcinoma |
| | A fine needle aspiration was done to check for recurrence and metastasis of renal cell carcinoma. | | | Because most patients still do not respond to interleukin-2 and there is no clear evidence of improved survival, immunotherapy alone should not be considered effective therapy for renal-cell carcinoma. | | | Black, 1997, says that combination therapy increases the toxic effects without improving response. |
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http://learn.sdstate.edu/craigg/Fuhrer.html
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| | eMedicine - Renal Cell Carcinoma : Article by Deborah Baumgarten, MD, MPH |
| | Image-guided radiofrequency or cryogenic ablation has been used to treat patients with RCC, especially patients with a high surgical risk, aversion to surgery, or bilateral lesions. | | | Intervention: Because RCCs are usually resistant to chemotherapy and radiation therapy, surgical resection offers the best likelihood of cure. | | | These techniques should not be used as the primary modalities in the workup of suspected RCC. |
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| | THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 17, Ch. 233, Genitourinary Cancer |
| | Aortography and selective renal artery angiography may be used to define the nature of renal cell carcinoma and provide a more accurate description of the number of renal arteries present and the vascular pattern before surgery, particularly before nephron-sparing surgery. | | | A chest x-ray is essential because pulmonary metastases occur frequently. | | | Metastatic renal cell carcinoma has a poor prognosis because it is radioresistant, and traditional chemotherapeutic drugs, alone or in combination, and progestational drugs are ineffective. |
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http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section17/chapter233/233b.htm
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| | Disease Category Listing (363): Renal Cell Carcinoma |
| | New Haven; Medical Oncology and Hematology, P.C. A Phase 3, Three-Arm, Randomized, Open-Label Study of Interferon Alfa Alone, CCI-779 Alone, and the Combination of Interferon Alfa and CCI-779 in First-Line Poor-Prognosis Subjects With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma. | | | A Phase 3, Three-Arm, Randomized, Open-Label Study of Interferon Alfa Alone, CCI-779 Alone, and the Combination of Interferon Alfa and CCI-779 in First-Line Poor-Prognosis Subjects With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma. |
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http://www.centerwatch.com/patient/studies/cat363.html
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| | MIR Teaching file case rs014 |
| | The value of renal scintigraphy in the workup of renal mass lesions comes from its ability to provide functional information prior to surgical intervention. | | | References and General Discussion of Renal Scintigraphy (Anatomic field:Skeletal System, Category:Neoplasm, Neoplastic-like condition) | | | The patient has known metastatic disease to bone. |
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http://gamma.wustl.edu/rs014te143.html
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| | Kidney Cancer - Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) |
| | Other researchers are studying how different genetic changes seen in RCC affect how the cancer looks under the microscope and how likely it is to grow and spread aggressively. | | | RCC is difficult to treat and rarely cured once it has spread beyond the kidney and current therapies have limited efficacy. | | | Doctors hope to use this information to treat RCC more effectively in new ways that cause fewer side effects. |
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http://www.cornellurology.com/uro/cornell/kidney/gi/rcc.shtml
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| | Proleukin - Aldesleukin for Injection |
| | View "Voices of Experience" — the story of Karen Velasquez, a patient, and the healthcare team who managed her stage IV melanoma with Interleukin-2 therapy. | | | A guide for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma | | | IL-2 (aldesleukin) received FDA approval for treatment in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer) in 1992, and for treatment in metastatic melanoma (a type of skin cancer) in 1998. |
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http://www.proleukin.com
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| | MIR Teaching file case pt056 |
| | Miyauchi et al., Correlation between visualization of primary renal cancer by FDG-PET and histopathological findings. | | | One study (Bachor et al., 1996) evaluating 29 patients with solid renal masses demonstrated a sensitivity of 77% (20 of 26 patients with renal cancer)and 3 false positives (angiomyolipoma, pericytoma and pheochromocytoma). | | | Although a positive FDG-PET is useful in evaluating renal cell cancer, a negative scan does not exclude this type of cancer. |
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http://gamma.wustl.edu/pt056te183.html
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| | Encyclopedia Search - Medical Dictionary Search Engines |
| | Aging changes in the bones - muscles - joints | | | Acute respiratory distress syndrome see ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) | | | Adult respiratory distress syndrome see ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) |
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http://medical-dictionary-search-engines.com/encyclopedia/?encyclopedia_name...
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| | Biologictherapy.Org: Renal Cell Carcinoma: Epidemiology |
| | RCC is curable only in patients presenting with resectable, early-stage disease. | | | The most common presentation of renal cell cancer is a solitary renal mass that may cause symptoms of pain and hematuria. | | | Cigarette smoking has been identified as a risk factor and the incidence of RCC is significantly increased in endstage renal patients who develop acquired cystic kidney disease. |
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http://www.biologictherapy.org/renalcell/renal_rcc_epid.html
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| | National Cancer Institute - Renal Cell Cancer Treatment |
| | Because a majority of patients are diagnosed when the tumor is still relatively localized and amenable to surgical removal, approximately 40% of all patients with renal cancer survive 5 years. | | | National Cancer Institute - Renal Cell Cancer Treatment | | | Renal cell cancer is one of the few tumors in which well-documented cases of spontaneous tumor regression in the absence of therapy exist, but this occurs very rarely and may not lead to long-term survival. |
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http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/renalcell/healthprofessional
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| | Renal Cell Carcinoma - Genetics |
| | The hereditary renal cell carcinoma 3;8 translocation fuses FHIT to a patched-related gene, TRC8. | | | Renal Cell Carcinoma : Clinical and Epidemiological Information | | | Renal cell cancer: chromosome 3 translocations as risk factors. |
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http://www.cancerindex.org/geneweb/X210201.htm
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| | Kidney cancer, OnTumor.com |
| | Renal Cell Cancer - From the Medical Reference Library of HealthAnswers.com Has good but brief information about the disease, its cause, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, prognosis, treatment, and much more. | | | How is Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated - Treatment information from the National Cancer Institute. | | | - provides information on immune based therapies for treating stage IV kidney cancer (metastatic renal cell carcinoma). |
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http://www.cancerlinksusa.com/kidney.htm
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| | Renal cell carcinoma |
| | Russco P. Renal cell carcinoma: presentation, staging and surgical treatment. | | | All renal neoplasms should be regarded as potentially malignant | | | Diagnosis can often be confirmed by renal ultrasound |
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http://www.surgical-tutor.org.uk/specialities/urology/gravitz.htm
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| | Sloan-Kettering - Prediction Tools: Renal Cell Carcinoma |
| | This nomogram can be used to predict the five-year probability of treatment failure among patients with newly-diagnosed renal cell carcinoma. | | | Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering have developed a nomogram that combines prognostic factors to predict the likelihood of recurrence after surgery for renal cell carcinoma. | | | Visit PubMed to view abstracts of the journal articles that support this nomogram. |
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http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/6156.cfm
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| | Renal cell carcinoma |
| | The cancerous cells are made up of clear or granular cytoplasm with centrally located nuclei (right). | | | enal cell or clear cell carcinoma is the most common type of carcinoma affecting the kidney. | | | High magnification: note the striking contrast between the two sides below (left and right). |
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http://www.brown.edu/Courses/Digital_Path/Kidney/renal_cell_carcinoma.htm
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| | Renal Cell Carcinoma - page 4 |
| | Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma is a distinct subtype of renal cell carcinoma and comprises approximately 5% of neoplasms of the renal tubular epithelium (1). | | | Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma should be distinguished from renal oncocytoma (2). | | | Chromophobe carcinomas, like oncocytomas, are well circumscribed and can have a mahogany-like colour if they contain a predominant number of eosinophilic granular cells. |
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http://sup.ultrakohl.com/Cases99/sep99/cotm9-4.html
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| | Renal Pathology |
| | This microscopic appearance is why they are often called "clear cell carcinomas". | | | This is the classic histologic appearance of a renal cell carcinoma: the neoplastic cells have clear cytoplasm and are arranged in nests with intervening blood vessels. |
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http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/RENAHTML/RENAL055.html
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| | Renal Cell Carcinoma |
| | Here are some examples of the most common kidney cancer, renal cell carcinoma. | | | The cells have a clear cytoplasm and you can see their borders easily. | | | The third picture shows the typical histopathology of a renal cell carcinoma. |
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http://www.pathguy.com/~dlaporte/rcc.htm
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| | Carcinoma, Renal Cell |
| | Renal Cell Carcinoma is a rare malignant kidney disorder. | | | Major symptoms may include loss of kidney function, fever, weight loss, blood problems, high levels of calcium in the system, high blood pressure, blood clots and congestive heart failure. | | | Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report. |
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http://my.webmd.com/hw/kidney_cancer/nord815.asp
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| | UroToday - Urology news and information resource for physicians |
| | BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Nonmyeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplantation as a therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma remains a controversial treatment strategy for a disease where there seems to be multiple new treatment approaches but no clear best therapeutic approach. | | | Nonmyeloablative Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation For Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Refining Patient Selection | | | BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Reactive stromal tissue initiates during prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia and exhibits characteristics of myofibroblast wound repair, and is tumor promoting. |
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| | Renal Cell Carcinoma |
| | Light microscopy (A) and Ultrastructure (B) of the Clear Cell Variant | | | Figure 5A: Relatively large epithelial cells with clear cytoplasmic arranged in nests separated by fibrous septa. | | | Pediatric Renal Cell Carcinoma 2% of All Cases |
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