Collecting ducts carcinoma: an orphan disease. Literature overview and future perspectives

Collecting ducts carcinoma is a malignant epithelial tumor arising from the principal cells of distal segment of the collecting ducts of Bellini in the renal medulla [1]. CDC is a rare tumor, accounting for only 1% of renal tumors with distinct clinical, histological and pathological characteristics [2 –4], first recognized by Mancilla-Jimenez et al. in 1976 [5] and then further described by Fleming and Lewi in 1986 [6].
Source: Cancer Treatment Reviews - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Tumour Review Source Type: research