Metastatic Renal cell carcinoma in 18-year-old female.
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common type of kidney cancer, accounting for 85-90% of malignant kidney tumors in adults and 2-3% of all adult tumors, making it a rare occurrence. RCC primarily arises from renal tubular epithelial cells.It is most frequently diagnosed in individuals aged 50-70, with its incidence increasing with age. RCC is extremely rare in individuals under 20, accounting for only 0.1-0.3% of pediatric tumors. RCC in younger patients may also be Environmental exposure as a risk factor for RCC primarily relates to certain chemicals and occupational hazards. Environmental exposure risk factors that have been associated with RCC are tobacco smoking, chemical exposures like benzene and asbestos, heavy metals like cadmium and lead, petroleum products, radiation exposure, obesity and hypertension. Associated with them are hereditary syndromes like von Hippel-Lindau disease, Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome and hereditary leiomyomatosis, which can influence its clinical presentation and outcomes. Further studies in future for environmental factors in this geographic region could be done if more teenage renal cancer cases appear in vicinities of oil excavation.
Keywords: Kidney cancer, RCC in younger patients, Benzene, Petroleum Products, RCC in younger individuals.
