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Renal Cell Carcinoma Definition
Common names:
  • Cancer Kidney
  • Cancer of the Kidney
  • Hypernephroma
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Malignant Nephroblastoma
  • Renal Cancer
  • Renal Carcinoma
  • Renal Cell Carcinoma
A person with renal cell carcinoma has abnormal cells in the kidney that multiply out of control. These cells can form tumors and spread to other parts of the body. Images

Renal cell carcinoma is the most common form of kidney cancer in adults.
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Last Updated: Jan 3, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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