Annals of Oncology Advance Access originally published online on July 8, 2008
Annals of Oncology 2008 19(9):1655-1656; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdn408
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Sunitinib in the treatment of tubulocystic carcinoma of the kidney. A case report
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Collecting (Bellini) duct carcinoma (CDC) of the kidney is a rare variant of kidney carcinoma. It is associated with aggressive course and poor prognosis. CDC represents 1%–3% of renal malignancies and affects more often young males, with median age of 43 years [1]. It is often already metastasized at the time of diagnosis. It
1 Department of Medical Oncology, Comenius University, School of Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia
2 Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia
3 Department of Pathology, Slovak Medical University, Bratislava, Slovakia
4 Department of Pathology, Charles University Hospital, Plzen, Czech Republic
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