Clinicopathologic features of renal cell carcinomas seen at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Kidney cancer accounted for 1. 8% of global cancer deaths according to Globocan 2020 estimates, with most of these being renal cell carcinomas. Lower rates of renal cell carcinoma are reported for Africa and these are expected to change for a combination of reasons. The clinical and morphologic characteristics of renal cell carcinoma seen within Kenya have not been described before. This study aims to partially fill this gap.

Materials and methods

This was a cross-sectional descriptive study examining electronic histopathology reports from the Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi Laboratory for the period January 2016 to May 2022.

Results

Sixty cases of renal cell carcinoma were identified. The mean age at diagnosis was 55.3 years. The most common histolo

SUBMITTER: Mutuiri A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9681146 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature