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renal adenocarcinoma: staging

     Typical presentation:
          Hematuria  . . . . . 70%          Fever  . . . . . . . 16%
          Pain . . . . . . . . 50%          Polycythemia . . . .  3%
          Palpable mass  . . . 20%


     Anatomic staging (TNM):
          T1    Small tumor, kidney not enlarged
          T2    Large tumor, contained within renal capsule
          T3    Extension into perinephric fat or renal vein
          T4    Invasion of adjacent organs

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013