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What's renal cell cancer?
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Kidney cancer: This is the generic term for kidney cancer. Clear cell cancer is the most common type.
Answered 4/11/2014
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Kidney malignancy: Renal cell cancer is a primary malignancy of the kidney . It may have a clear cell appearance on pathology. A nephrectomy is the primary choice of therapy. Renal cell cancer may show up in the lung as a lung mass.
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