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Incidental finding of renal cell carcinoma in an asymptomatic patient on low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer

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כותר: Incidental finding of renal cell carcinoma in an asymptomatic patient on low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer
Authors: Mark Schauer, Michael Baumgartner, Laura D. Bauler, Steven Jones
Source: Journal of Primary Health Care, Vol 13, Iss 4, Pp 370-372 (2021)
Publisher Information: CSIRO Publishing, 2021.
Publication Year: 2021
Collection: 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
תיאור: 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
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
שפה: English
ISSN: 1172-6156
Relation: https://www.publish.csiro.au/hc/pdf/HC21114; https://doaj.org/toc/1172-6156
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/495dfc997a62457b868baf53783376f4
Accession Number: edsdoj.495dfc997a62457b868baf53783376f4
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:11726156