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BASICS
Description
- RCC most commonly refers to adenocarcinoma, the most common type of renal neoplasm. Stage T1 and T2 are localized to the renal parenchyma with no obvious extension outside the renal capsule or involvement of regional lymph nodes or distant sites.
- Stage T1 has been further classified as T1a (tumor <4 cm) and T1b tumor (4–7 cm).
Epidemiology
- 57,760 new cases, with 12,980 deaths in 2009 in US
- Male > Female (∼1.7:1):
- 7th most frequent tumor in men (lifetime risk 1:61 in men and 1:103 in women)
- Disease of the elderly; peak incidence in the 6th and 7th decades of life
- 10–20% higher incidence in African Americans for unknown reasons
- 96% of cases are sporadic, whereas 4% are associated with ...
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