Carcinoma, Renal Cell

"Carcinoma, Renal Cell" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D002292
MeSH Number(s)	C04.557.470.200.025.390 C04.588.945.947.535.160 C12.758.820.750.160 C12.777.419.473.160 C13.351.937.820.535.160 C13.351.968.419.473.160
Concept/Terms	Carcinoma, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Renal Cell Carcinomas, Renal Cell Renal Cell Carcinomas Adenocarcinoma, Renal Cell Adenocarcinomas, Renal Cell Renal Cell Adenocarcinoma Renal Cell Adenocarcinomas Adenocarcinoma Of Kidney Adenocarcinoma Of Kidneys Kidney, Adenocarcinoma Of Kidneys, Adenocarcinoma Of Renal Cell Cancer Cancer, Renal Cell Cancers, Renal Cell Renal Cell Cancers Adenocarcinoma, Renal Adenocarcinomas, Renal Renal Adenocarcinoma Renal Adenocarcinomas Nephroid Carcinoma Carcinoma, Nephroid Carcinomas, Nephroid Nephroid Carcinomas Renal Cell Carcinoma Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma Renal Cell Carcinoma, Papillary Chromophil Renal Cell Carcinoma Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Grawitz Tumor Tumor, Grawitz Clear Cell Renal Carcinoma Carcinoma, Hypernephroid Carcinomas, Hypernephroid Hypernephroid Carcinoma Hypernephroid Carcinomas Hypernephroma Hypernephromas Collecting Duct Carcinoma (Kidney) Collecting Duct Carcinoma (Kidney) Carcinoma, Collecting Duct (Kidney) Carcinomas, Collecting Duct (Kidney) Collecting Duct Carcinomas (Kidney) Collecting Duct Carcinoma of the Kidney Renal Collecting Duct Carcinoma Collecting Duct Carcinoma Carcinoma, Collecting Duct Carcinomas, Collecting Duct Collecting Duct Carcinomas

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Diseases [C]
Neoplasms [C04]
Neoplasms by Histologic Type [C04.557]
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial [C04.557.470]
Carcinoma [C04.557.470.200]
Adenocarcinoma [C04.557.470.200.025]
Carcinoma, Renal Cell [C04.557.470.200.025.390]
Neoplasms by Site [C04.588]
Urogenital Neoplasms [C04.588.945]
Urologic Neoplasms [C04.588.945.947]
Kidney Neoplasms [C04.588.945.947.535]
Carcinoma, Renal Cell [C04.588.945.947.535.160]
Male Urogenital Diseases [C12]
Urogenital Neoplasms [C12.758]
Urologic Neoplasms [C12.758.820]
Kidney Neoplasms [C12.758.820.750]
Carcinoma, Renal Cell [C12.758.820.750.160]
Urologic Diseases [C12.777]
Kidney Diseases [C12.777.419]
Kidney Neoplasms [C12.777.419.473]
Carcinoma, Renal Cell [C12.777.419.473.160]
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications [C13]
Female Urogenital Diseases [C13.351]
Urogenital Neoplasms [C13.351.937]
Urologic Neoplasms [C13.351.937.820]
Kidney Neoplasms [C13.351.937.820.535]
Carcinoma, Renal Cell [C13.351.937.820.535.160]
Urologic Diseases [C13.351.968]
Kidney Diseases [C13.351.968.419]
Kidney Neoplasms [C13.351.968.419.473]
Carcinoma, Renal Cell [C13.351.968.419.473.160]

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Bar chart showing 41 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2020 and 2025

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2006	1	0	1
2008	0	1	1
2009	2	1	3
2010	2	1	3
2011	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	1	0	1
2016	4	0	4
2017	1	0	1
2018	3	0	3
2019	2	1	3
2020	5	0	5
2021	2	1	3
2022	1	0	1
2023	3	0	3
2024	1	0	1
2025	4	1	5

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Heyliger S, Turley TN, Roach T, Saulsbury MD, Taka E, Reynolds JP, Copland JA, Kase AM, Reams RR. Analysis of Peroxisomal ABCD3 Transporter as a Prognostic Factor in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2025 Sep-Oct; 22(5):698-715.

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Goodstein T, Goradia R, Srivastava A, Sood A, Dason S, Master VA, Singer EA. Impact of Upstaging From cT2a-b to pT3a on Overall Survival Among Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2025 Dec; 23(6):102422.

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Goodstein T, Goradia R, Srivastava A, Sood A, Dason S, Master VA, Singer EA. Concordance between clinical and pathologic staging of larger (cT2a-b) and more invasive (cT3a) renal cell carcinoma. Urol Oncol. 2025 Oct; 43(10):597.e5-597.e14.

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Finati M, Cirulli GO, Chiarelli G, Stephens A, Tinsley S, Morrison C, Sood A, Buffi N, Lughezzani G, Salonia A, Briganti A, Montorsi F, Bettocchi C, Carrieri G, Rogers C, Abdollah F. The Role of Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in Contemporary Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: An Other-Cause Mortality Match Population-Based Study. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2025 Aug; 23(4):102374.

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Battle D, Qiu X, Alex M, Rivers L, Hamilton JAG, Takayama S, Zhao X. Caki-1 Spheroids as a Renal Model for Studying Free Fatty Acid-Induced Lipotoxicity. Cells. 2025 02 27; 14(5).

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Dason S, Goradia R, Heh V, Sood A, Lee M, Son Y, Yang Y, Wang SJ, Hasanov E, Posid T, Singer EA. Impact of Preoperative Systemic Therapy on Cytoreductive Nephrectomy Outcomes in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP). Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2025 Feb; 23(1):102258.

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Kubala JM, Laursen KB, Schreiner R, Williams RM, van der Mijn JC, Crowley MJ, Mongan NP, Nanus DM, Heller DA, Gudas LJ. NDUFA4L2 reduces mitochondrial respiration resulting in defective lysosomal trafficking in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Cancer Biol Ther. 2023 12 31; 24(1):2170669.

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Rakic I, Rakic N, Stephens A, Corsi N, Davis M, Tinsley S, Butaney M, Arora S, Sood A, Autorino R, Rogers C, Abdollah F. Assessing the impact of lymphovascular invasion on overall survival in surgically treated renal cell carcinoma patients: A nationwide cohort analysis. Urol Oncol. 2023 10; 41(10):435.e1-435.e9.

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Haupt T, Akinyemi O, Raju RA, Wadley AE, Nnorom S, Aponte V, Thelus J, Tonkin JB, Coleman PW, Metwalli AR. Renal Medullary Carcinoma: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Analysis. J Surg Res. 2023 12; 292:1-6.

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Heyliger SO, Soliman KFA, Saulsbury MD, Reams RR. Prognostic Relevance of ZNF844 and Chr 19p13.2 KRAB-Zinc Finger Proteins in Clear Cell Renal Carcinoma. Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2022 May-Jun; 19(3):305-327.

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