Abstract
Renal medullary carcinoma is a recently described tumor that occurs exclusively in patients with sickle cell trait. Although extremely rare, the distinctive demographic, clinical, and radiologic findings should suggest the diagnosis of this aggressive neoplasm.
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Pickhardt, P. Renal medullary carcinoma: an aggressive neoplasm in patients with sickle cell trait. Abdom Imaging 23, 531–532 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002619900393
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