Anabolic steroid abuse and renal cell carcinoma

Although it is generally believed that there is a significant association b etween the use of anabolic androgenic steroids and tumors, this relationshi p had not been studied in depth until a few years ago.(1) Recently, we had the opportunity to observe the onset of a large symptomatic renal neoplasm with small multiple metastasis in both lungs of an adult male bodybuilder w ho had been taking anabolic androgenic steroids for 15 years. This case con firms the importance of the association between the use of hormones and the development of neoplasms.