PRCC
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006870
A type of kidney cancer that forms in the lining of the tiny tubes in the kidney that return filtered substances that the body needs back to the blood and remove extra fluid and waste as urine. Most papillary tumors look like long, thin finger-like growths under a microscope. There are two types of PRCC: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 tends to grow slowly and spread to other parts of the body less often than type 2. Patients with a genetic disorder called hereditary papillary renal cancer have an increased risk of type 1 PRCC. Patients with a genetic disorder called hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer have an increased risk of type 2 PRCC. Also called papillary kidney cancer and papillary renal cell carcinoma.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-006870 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| Expansions | papillary kidney cancer; papillary renal cell carcinoma |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "A type of kidney cancer that forms in the lining of the tiny tubes in the kidney that return filtered substances that the body needs back to the blood and remove extra fluid and waste as urine. Most papillary tumors look like long, thin finger-like growths under a microscope. There are two types of PRCC: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 tends to grow slowly and spread to other parts of the body less often than type 2. Patients with a genetic disorder called hereditary papillary renal cancer have an increased risk of type 1 PRCC. Patients with a genetic disorder called hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer have an increased risk of type 2 PRCC. Also called papillary kidney cancer and papillary renal cell carcinoma.",
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