"Carcinoma, Renal Cell" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A heterogeneous group of sporadic or hereditary carcinoma derived from cells of the KIDNEYS. There are several subtypes including the clear cells, the papillary, the chromophobe, the collecting duct, the spindle cells (sarcomatoid), or mixed cell-type carcinoma.
| Descriptor ID |
D002292
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.470.200.025.390 C04.588.945.947.535.160 C12.758.820.750.160 C12.777.419.473.160 C13.351.937.820.535.160 C13.351.968.419.473.160
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| Concept/Terms |
Carcinoma, Renal Cell- Carcinoma, Renal Cell
- Carcinomas, Renal Cell
- Renal Cell Carcinomas
- Adenocarcinoma, Renal Cell
- Adenocarcinomas, Renal Cell
- Renal Cell Adenocarcinoma
- Renal Cell Adenocarcinomas
- Adenocarcinoma Of Kidney
- Adenocarcinoma Of Kidneys
- Kidney, Adenocarcinoma Of
- Kidneys, Adenocarcinoma Of
- Renal Cell Cancer
- Cancer, Renal Cell
- Cancers, Renal Cell
- Renal Cell Cancers
- Adenocarcinoma, Renal
- Adenocarcinomas, Renal
- Renal Adenocarcinoma
- Renal Adenocarcinomas
- Nephroid Carcinoma
- Carcinoma, Nephroid
- Carcinomas, Nephroid
- Nephroid Carcinomas
- Renal Cell Carcinoma
Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma- Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Grawitz Tumor
- Tumor, Grawitz
- Clear Cell Renal Carcinoma
- Carcinoma, Hypernephroid
- Carcinomas, Hypernephroid
- Hypernephroid Carcinoma
- Hypernephroid Carcinomas
- Hypernephroma
- Hypernephromas
Collecting Duct Carcinoma (Kidney)- Collecting Duct Carcinoma (Kidney)
- Carcinoma, Collecting Duct (Kidney)
- Carcinomas, Collecting Duct (Kidney)
- Collecting Duct Carcinomas (Kidney)
- Collecting Duct Carcinoma of the Kidney
- Renal Collecting Duct Carcinoma
- Collecting Duct Carcinoma
- Carcinoma, Collecting Duct
- Carcinomas, Collecting Duct
- Collecting Duct Carcinomas
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2005 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2006 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2007 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2011 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2014 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2015 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2016 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 2017 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2018 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2020 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2021 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carcinoma, Renal Cell" by people in Profiles.
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Papillary renal cell carcinoma, formerly known as Type 2: a single institutional study addressing histologic and molecular features. Histopathology. 2026 Apr; 88(5):1044-1050.
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The Nephrologist's Perspective in Evaluation and Management of Localized Renal Masses: Core Curriculum 2025. Am J Kidney Dis. 2025 Nov; 86(5):690-701.
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Quantifying evidence for phenotypic specificity (PP4) for syndromic phenotypes: Large-scale integration of rare germline FH variants from diagnostic laboratory testing for HLRCC and renal cancer. Genet Med. 2025 Nov; 27(11):101565.
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Interobserver Reproducibility of Pelvicalyceal Invasion in Renal Cell Carcinoma Nephrectomies Among Genitourinary Pathologists. Am J Surg Pathol. 2025 Dec 01; 49(12):1307-1314.
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Renal Tumorigenesis via RAS/RAF/MAPK Pathway Alterations Beyond Papillary Renal Neoplasm With Reverse Polarity. Am J Surg Pathol. 2025 Dec 01; 49(12):1266-1278.
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Bevacizumab and Erlotinib in Hereditary and Sporadic Papillary Kidney Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2025 Jun 19; 392(23):2346-2356.
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Oncocytic Tumors in the Kidney: A Trifocal Review - Integrated Pathological, Cytopathological, and Molecular Perspectives (Part 1). Acta Cytol. 2025; 69(5):453-461.
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A Case Report of INI1 Loss and SMARCB1 Mutation in Hereditary Succinate Dehydrogenase-Deficient Renal Cell Carcinoma. Int J Surg Pathol. 2025 Sep; 33(6):1541-1546.
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Copper Drives Remodeling of Metabolic State and Progression of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Cancer Discov. 2025 Feb 07; 15(2):401-426.
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Aggressive renal cell carcinoma with somatic BRCA2 mutation-an emerging entity? A case report with literature review. Virchows Arch. 2025 Aug; 487(2):471-476.