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Face to Face With Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report
Mariana A Andrade1, Filipa Caires1, Carla C Duarte1
1Caniço Health Center, Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça, Serviço de Saúde da Região Autónoma da Madeira (SESARAM), Funchal, PRT.
Cureus
|April 30, 2025
Summary
Family doctors can detect kidney cancer early. A 61-year-old man
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Primary Health Care
Background:
- Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) often presents asymptomatically.
- Family doctors (FD) play a key role in early disease detection.
Observation:
- A 61-year-old man presented with a tender right frontal swelling.
- Initial imaging revealed a highly vascularized bone lesion.
- Subsequent CT identified a right kidney neoplasm consistent with RCC.
Findings:
- The frontal swelling was a metastatic manifestation of renal cell carcinoma.
- Early detection of RCC was facilitated by primary care physician's investigation.
Implications:
- This case underscores the importance of FD in diagnosing advanced pathologies.
- Prompt investigation of seemingly unrelated symptoms can lead to early cancer diagnosis.
- Highlights the potential for undifferentiated presentations of RCC in primary care settings.
Keywords:
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