Term: hypernephroma

Pronunciation: (HY-per-neh-FROH-muh)

Description:

Cancer that begins in the lining of the tiny tubes in the kidney that return filtered substances that the body needs back to the blood and remove extra fluid and waste as urine. Hypernephroma is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults. Also called renal cell adenocarcinoma, renal cell cancer, and renal cell carcinoma.