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A 55-year-old female asked:
What is chromophobe renal cancer?
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
Chromophobe renal ca: It is a subtype of renal cell carcinoma.These are relatively rare 3-5% of all all kidney cancers.
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Dr. William A Biermannanswered
Medical Oncology 48 years experience
An unusual type: This is a rare type of kidney cancer. It is usually found at an early stage and has a better prognosis generally than other kidney cancers.
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Dr. Sean Williamsonanswered
Pathology 15 years experience
Chromophobe: Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma makes up a small percentage of kidney cancers (about 5%). It is named that -"chromo" = color or stain and "phobe" = fear of, because typically it has a characteristic appearance under the microscope of cells that are pale-staining with the dyes used in pathology. The prognosis is often considered better than other types of renal cell carcinoma.
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