Detalles Bibliográficos
Title: |
Incidental finding of renal cell carcinoma in an asymptomatic patient on low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer |
Autores: |
Mark Schauer, Michael Baumgartner, Laura D. Bauler, Steven Jones |
Fonte: |
Journal of Primary Health Care, Vol 13, Iss 4, Pp 370-372 (2021) |
Información do Publicador: |
CSIRO Publishing, 2021. |
Ano de Publicación: |
2021 |
Colección: |
LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
Subject Terms: |
Early detection of cancer/methods, incidental findings, kidney neoplasms, renal cell carcinoma, quaternary prevention, early detection of cancer/economics, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
Descripción: |
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTIONIn 2013, the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommended annual low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening for lung cancer in high-risk adults with a significant smoking history. These screenings result in large numbers of incidental findings, and although most of these do not warrant further investigation, there have been reported cases of incidental findings identified on CT screening that led to successful treatment of a previously undiagnosed comorbidity. CASE HISTORYHere, we report a case of papillary renal cell carcinoma that was detected incidentally on low-dose CT in an asymptomatic individual, a rare diagnosis considering that renal neoplasms account for |
Tipo de documento: |
article |
Descrición do Arquivo: |
electronic resource |
Idioma: |
English |
ISSN: |
1172-6156 |
Relation: |
https://www.publish.csiro.au/hc/pdf/HC21114; https://doaj.org/toc/1172-6156 |
URL de acceso: |
https://doaj.org/article/495dfc997a62457b868baf53783376f4 |
Número de acceso: |
edsdoj.495dfc997a62457b868baf53783376f4 |
Base de Datos: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |