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Renal Cancer: Clinical Features

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Nearly 50 % of renal tumours are found incidentally on imaging used to investigate abdominal symptoms. The classic triad of haematuria, loin pain and palpable mass is a rare occurrence now-a-days but a wide spectrum of symptoms could be expected in patients with RCC.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Urology, Barts and The Royal London Hospital, London, UK

    Adam Alleemudder MBChB, BSc, MRCS (Ed)

  2. Department of Urology, Homerton University Hospital, London, UK

    Vinod H. Nargund PhD, FRCSEd, FRCSUrol, FEBU

  3. Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Amlesh Seth MBBS, MS, DNB, MCh(Urol)

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Correspondence to Adam Alleemudder MBChB, BSc, MRCS (Ed) .

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  1. Department of Urology, Homerton University Hospital & Formerly St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom

    Vinod H. Nargund

  2. Levine Cancer Institute, Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

    Derek Raghavan

  3. Radiation Oncology, Cedars Sinai Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Howard M. Sandler

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Alleemudder, A., Nargund, V.H., Seth, A. (2015). Renal Cancer: Clinical Features. In: Nargund, V., Raghavan, D., Sandler, H. (eds) Urological Oncology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-482-1_20

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