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
Cancer -- Reporting -- Texas : 60 years of survival outcomes at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center / M. Alma Rodriguez, Ronald S. Walters, Thomas W. Burke, editors
Cancer -- Research -- Europe : European oncology leaders : 18 portraits / [edited by] European School of Oncology
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Cancer -- Research -- Germany (West) : Current cancer research, 1986 / Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrium ; translated from the German by David John Williams
A malignant tumor arising from the nuclear layer of the retina that is the most common primary tumor of the eye in children. The tumor tends to occur in early childhood or infancy and may be present at birth. The majority are sporadic, but the condition may be transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait. Histologic features include dense cellularity, small round polygonal cells, and areas of calcification and necrosis. An abnormal pupil reflex (leukokoria); NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; STRABISMUS; and visual loss represent common clinical characteristics of this condition. (From DeVita et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, p2104)
