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Renal adenocarcinoma in an asymptomatic 19-year-old female

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Renal adenocarcinoma is rare before age 20. Clinically and radiographically, it presents similarly in adults and children. Prognosis is related to the clinical stage of the tumor at surgery. Treatment methods are still under investigation.

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  1. Department of Surgery, John E. Fogarty Memorial Hospital, North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA

    Naeem Siddiqi

  2. Department of Radiology, John E. Fogarty Memorial Hospital, Eddie Dowling Highway, 02895, North Smithfield, RI, USA

    Paul C. Hessler M.D. & Donald S. Hill

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Hessler, P.C., Hill, D.S. & Siddiqi, N. Renal adenocarcinoma in an asymptomatic 19-year-old female. Urol Radiol 3, 117–120 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02927821

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