A young mother of four diagnosed with an extremely rare form of kidney cancer has died. In June, News 8 shared the story of ...

Renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) is a rare type of kidney cancer. It primarily affects young adults and adolescents of African descent who have sickle cell disease or carry the sickle cell trait.

1Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. 2Center for Precision and Environmental Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. 3Department of ...

Renal and cardiac histology was evaluated using PAS staining and trichrome staining. ET receptors (ETA and ETB) in renal cortex and medulla and myocardium were assessed by immunohistochemistry and ...

The exact location within the kidney, size, and number of cysts must be noted; the echogenicity of the cortex must be compared both to the medulla as well as to the liver/spleen. As ultrasound ...

The adrenal gland medulla makes the hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline. Phaeochromocytomas can make too much of these hormones. This can cause symptoms including sweating, headaches and high blood ...

Your kidney function test results are a measure of how well your kidneys are working to filter your blood and remove excess water and waste from the body. For example, the estimated glomerular ...

glucose uptake and glycolysis from renal medulla for satisfying kidney energy needs; and glucose reabsorption from proximal convoluted tubule. [1] The purpose of this review paper is to analyze ...