renal adenocarcinoma

"hypernephroma", renal cell Ca

arises from PROXIMAL collecting tubule, 10% bilateral

adenocarcinoma types:

papillary
alveolar
onchocytoma

vascularity

85% hypervascular (require pre-op embolization)
10% hypovascular (usually papillary type)
5% avascular

associated with:

see also: staging

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