True statements about renal cell carcinoma except?
Asbestos, sickle cell anemia & petroleum products are risk factors
Clear cell cancer arise from proximal convoluted tubule
Cannon ball metastasis
Bellini duct cancer arise from loop of henle.
Bellini duct cancer arise from the collecting duct cells in medulla & not the Loop of Henle. Risk factors of Renal Cell Carcinoma : Cigarette smokers have double the incidence of renal cell carcinoma Tobacco HTN /obesity/estrogen Asbestos Sickle cell anemia Petroleum products Clear cell carcinoma arises from Proximal convoluted Tubule. Cannon ball opacities on chest x-ray suggest metastatic malignancies such as choriocarcinoma, lung carcinoma, renal cell cancer, or endometrial carcinoma.
Renal carcinoma