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Familial syndromes coupling with small renal masses
Jorge Hidalgo1, Gilberto Chéchile
1Department of Urology, Instituto Medico Tecnológico, Barcelona 08024, Spain. hidarro@hotmail.com
Abstract:
During the past two decades, several new hereditary renal cancers have been discovered but are not yet widely known. Hereditary renal cancer syndromes can lead to multiple bilateral kidney tumors that occur at a younger age than that at which the nonhereditary renal cancers occur. The aim of our work is to review the features of hereditary renal cancers, the basic principles of genetic relevant to these syndromes, and the various histopathologic features of renal cancer. In addition, we will describe the known familial syndromes associated with small renal masses.
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