Renal Cell

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Large solid renal cell carcinoma without metastasis

Case overview

This case study focuses on how proactive whole body MRI (WB-MRI) screening can improve health outcomes for patients with cancer, particularly for cancers that lack standard screening tests, such as renal cell carcinoma.

Patient History

A 46-year-old male in good overall health without any active medical issues or symptoms.
The patient was aware of toxin exposures due to prior military and demolition work, which led him to seek a WB-MRI for baseline proactive care.

Findings

As seen in Figure 1, the Prenuvo scan detected a large solid renal cell carcinoma without metastasis.

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Follow-up care

Upon detection, the tumor was already too big for organ sparing surgery or minimally invasive techniques to be considered. However - thanks to proactive screening - the patient’s disease was accurately detected, diagnosed, and treated with a right nephrectomy before the cancer could spread.

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Before: Image of right Kidney prior to any intervention

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After: Follow-up scan 1 year later, after a right nephrectomy. No evidence of a concerning mass in the nephrectomy bed.

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How the Prenuvo scan impacted patient care:

RCC is one of ten most commonly diagnosed cancers in the United States each year; the rate of survival significantly increases the earlier cancer is found, especially when confined to only the affected kidney. Localized renal cancer has a 93.3% 5-year survival rate if detected while confined to the primary site.1 Currently there are no standard of care screening tests for kidney cancer.
This patient’s malignancy was opportunistically identified thanks to his awareness of potential occupational risk factors, which led him to seek proactive W-B MRI screening.
Timely follow up and surgical removal of the kidney prior to metastasis greatly improved this patient’s outcome, as his repeat scan recently showed no evidence of disease.

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References

Cancer of the kidney and renal pelvis - cancer stat facts. SEER. Accessed October 24, 2024. https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/kidrp.html.

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