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Hereditary Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma
A familiar carcinoma inherited in an autosomal dominant trait. It is characterized by the development of multiple, bilateral papillary renal cell carcinomas. The carcinomas range from microscopic lesions to clinically symptomatic tumors. It is associated with activating mutations of the MET oncogene. (NCI Thesaurus)
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