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Carcinoma, Renal Cell
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It is possible that the main title of the report Carcinoma, Renal Cellis not the name you expected.
Synonyms
- Grawitz Tumor
- Hypernephroma
- Nephrocarcinoma
- RCC
- Renal Adenocarcinoma
Disorder Subdivisions
- None
General Discussion
Renal cell carcinoma is a form of kidney cancer. Some patients with renal cell carcinoma do not have symptoms (asymptomatic). When symptoms are present, they may include blood in the urine; urine that is brown or rusty-colored; abdominal pain; weight loss; enlargement of one testicle or varicose veins of the testis (varicocele) in a male patient; fever; a thin, malnourished appearance; vision abnormalities; and elevated blood pressure. The most common feature of the syndrome is the passing of blood in the urine (hematuria).
Resources
National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd Street
New York
NY
10016
Tel: (212)889-2210
Fax: (212)689-9261
800: (800)622-9010
info@kidney.org
http://www.kidney.org
American Cancer Society, Inc.
1599 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta
GA
30329
USA
Tel: (404)320-3333
800: (800)227-2345
http://www.cancer.org
American Urological Association Foundation
1000 Corporate Blvd.
Linthicum
MD
21090
USA
Tel: (410)689-3700
Fax: (410)689-3800
800: (866)746-4282
auafoundation@auafoundation.org
http://www.auafoundation.org
NIH/National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
3 Information Way
Bethesda
MD
20892-3580
800: (800)891-5390
nkudic@info.niddk.nih.gov
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/
National Cancer Institute
6116 Executive Blvd, MSC 8322, Room 3036A
Bethesda
MD
20892-8322
USA
Tel: (301)435-3848
800: (800)422-6237
TDD: (800)332-8615
http://www.cancer.gov
OncoLink: The University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center Resource
3400 Spruce Street
2 Donner
Philadelphia
PA
19104-4283
USA
Tel: (215)349-5445
Fax: (215)349-5445
editors@oncolink.upenn.edu
http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu
Kidney Cancer Association
1234 Sherman Avenue
Suite 203
Evanston
IL
60202-1375
USA
Tel: (847)332-1051
Fax: (847)332-2978
800: (800)850-9132
office@curekidneycancer.org
http://www.curekidneycancer.org
Cancer Research UK
PO Box 123
Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
Intl
WC2A 3PX
United Kingdom
Tel: 020-7242 0200
Fax: 020-7269 3100
http://www.imperialcancer.co.uk
Rare Cancer Alliance
1649 North Pacana Way
Green Valley
AZ
85614
USA
Tel: (520)625-5495
Fax: (615)526-4921
sharon.lane@rare-cancer.org
http://www.rare-cancer.org
MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc) National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay
WI
54301-1243
USA
Tel: (920)336-5333
Fax: (920)339-0995
800: (877)336-5333
mums@netnet.net
http://www.netnet.net/mums/
Friends of Cancer Research
2231 Crystal Drive
Suite 200
Arlington
VA
22202
Tel: (703)302-1503
Fax: (703)302-1568
info@focr.org
http://www.focr.org
Cancer.Net
American Society of Clinical Oncology
2318 Mill Road
Suite 800
Alexandria
VA
22314
Tel: (571)483-1780
Fax: (571)366-9537
800: (888)651-3038
contactus@cancer.net
http://www.cancer.net/patient
Wellness Community
919 18th Street N.W.
Suite 54
Washington
DC
20006
Tel: (202)659-9709
Fax: (202)659-9301
800: (888)793-9355
help@thewellnesscommunity.org
http://www.thewellnesscommunity.org
Lance Armstrong Foundation
PO Box 161550
Austin
TX
78716-1150
Tel: (512)236-8820
Fax: (512)236-8482
800: (866)235-7205
http://www.livestrong.org
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Last Updated: 1/4/2009
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