renal cell carcinoma; kidney cancer
Medical term for a type of kidney cancer originating in the renal tubules. Used in clinical and patient education contexts.
Renal cell carcinoma is a type of cancer that occurs in the kidney.
My father was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma.
General term for kidney cancer; 腎細胞癌 specifically refers to carcinoma arising from renal tubular cells.
Standard kanji spelling for medical contexts.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, common in patient-facing materials.
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling, sometimes used for emphasis or in informal medical writing.
Compound of 腎 (kidney), 細胞 (cell), and 癌 (cancer). A modern medical term.