Question 432 · LEK · Kidney cancer
Which statement is false about kidney cancer?
- A. in most cases it is detected accidentally.
- B. smoking is a significant risk factor.
- C. it affects males more often than females.
- D. histopathologically, urothelial carcinoma is its most common type.
- E. the stage of development of kidney tumour is defined based on contrast CT.
Hint
Think which epithelium renal cell carcinoma arises from: the renal tubules or the lining of the collecting system.
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