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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Song XD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7294379 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Song Xin-da XD Tian Yi-Nong YN Li Hao H Liu Bin B Zhang Ai-Li AL Hong Yang Y
The Journal of international medical research 20200601 6
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a malignant tumor and the third most common urinary disease. It was estimated that RCC affected over 350,000 individuals in 2013, and there are nearly 140,000 deaths annually due to this disease. The initial masses in RCC patients are mostly confined to a single organ. However, due to the metastatic spread of cancer cells through the circulatory system, more than 30% of RCC patients relapse after surgery. The appearance of distant metastases often means that patient ...[more]