Abstract
This article provides a summary of renal cancers that can affect adolescent patients. It encompasses both isolated and syndrome-associated cancers and the various renal complications associated with cancer therapy. Prompt recognition and appropriate referral and management, along with periodic long-term follow-up, will enhance both the survival and quality of life of young people afflicted with these serious diseases.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects
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Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / therapeutic use
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Carcinoma, Renal Cell / diagnosis
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Carcinoma, Renal Cell / mortality
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Comorbidity
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Humans
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Ifosfamide / therapeutic use
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Kidney / drug effects
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Kidney Diseases, Cystic / etiology
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Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications
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Kidney Medulla / pathology
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Kidney Neoplasms* / diagnosis
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Kidney Neoplasms* / mortality
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Kidney Neoplasms* / pathology
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Kidney Neoplasms* / therapy
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Lymphoma / diagnosis
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Nephrectomy
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Prognosis
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Tuberous Sclerosis / epidemiology
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Tuberous Sclerosis / pathology
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Tumor Lysis Syndrome / physiopathology
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Tumor Lysis Syndrome / therapy
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Wilms Tumor / genetics
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Wilms Tumor / mortality
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Wilms Tumor / therapy
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von Hippel-Lindau Disease / diagnosis
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von Hippel-Lindau Disease / pathology
Substances
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Antineoplastic Agents
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Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
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Ifosfamide