Patient Presents With Flank Pain

A 43-year-old woman presents with pain in the right flank. A kidney mass is found on imaging. What is your diagnosis?

A 43-year-old woman presents with pain in the right flank. A kidney mass is found on imaging, and a biopsy is performed.

What is your diagnosis?

A. Papillary renal cell carcinoma
B. Clear cell renal cell carcinoma
C. Wilms tumor
D. Mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma
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