Hypernefroma. Case presentation

Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma represents from 85% to 90% of all primitive kidney tumors, and 2% of all cancers. It especially affects men between the fifth and sixth decades. It is a tumor characterized by quite capricious and Simulator behavior of multiple diseases, so it has described as "the internist's tumor". By their histological similarity to adrenal cellularity it was thought that it was originated from adrenal rest that is why it is call hypernephroma. The clinical profile is usually characterized by flank pain, hypertension and hematuria. A case of a patient 63 years of age, white, male, with a history of smoking for more than 40 years, diabetic from 1 year which is treated with glibenclamide (tab 5mg) 1 tablet in breakfast and lunch. From 7 months ago he is presenting decay, asthenia, anorexia and marked loss of weight, and 30 days ago he noticed an increase of volume in neck in the left supraclavicular region not painful.