kidney medullary carcinoma
MONDO:0006260Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names kidney medullary carcinoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A type of renal carcinoma affecting mostly young African-Americans. It is located in the medulla of the kidney, and follows an aggressive clinical course. Most reported cases have shown metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006260), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (1)
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: kidney medullary carcinoma
- Also called
- carcinoma of renal medullarenal medulla carcinomaRenal Medullary Carcinoma