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Kidney Cancer
The kidneys are paired bean-shaped organs, found in the lower abdomen. They remove waste products from the body and clean blood. Cancer of the kidney, also called renal cancer is a condition in which cells of the kidney turn malignant, forming a tumour.
Types:
Based on the type of cells from which cancer is developed, the two common types of kidney cancer are:
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) – most common type, where the cancer starts in the lining of tubules that help filter blood and make urine.
Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) – cancer starts in the cells that in the renal pelvis, where the kidney joins with the ureter. The same type of growth in the entire urinary tract from renal pelvis, ureter, bladder and up-to urethral meatus as the cell lining are the same
Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) – cancer starts in the cells that in the renal pelvis, where the kidney joins with the ureter. The same type of growth in the entire urinary tract from renal pelvis, ureter, bladder and up-to urethral meatus as the cell lining are the same
Risk Factors
- Smoking
- Male Gender
- Obesity
- Prolonged use of pain killers
- Genetic conditions like Von Hippel-Lindau or inherited papillary renal cell carcinoma
- Heredity
- Exposure to chemicals
Symptoms
- Lump or pain in one side of abdomen
- Blood in urine
- Loss of appetite and weight loss
- Anemia and extreme tiredness
- Swelling in legs and ankles
Diagnosis
- Physical exam for lumps. fever, high blood pressure.
- Urine and blood tests.
- Ultrasound scan , CT Scan, MRI.
- Renal arteriogram, Bone scan
The symptoms of cancer may not be typically seen in the patient Sometimes they are detected during routine master health check up Any change in urinary symptoms, abdominal, back pain or blood in the urine calls for full investigations.
The purpose of testing is to diagnose the condition and to stage the tumor.
Location and size of the tumor, any spread to nearby nodes, spread to blood vessels and to nearby organs , liver and bones will be ascertained before deciding on the line of treatment
The purpose of testing is to diagnose the condition and to stage the tumor.
Location and size of the tumor, any spread to nearby nodes, spread to blood vessels and to nearby organs , liver and bones will be ascertained before deciding on the line of treatment
Treatment
Treatment of choice is surgical removal of tumor containing kidney along with its surrounding fat and capsule. This is called Radical nephrectomy. This can be accomplished by laparoscopy method. Prognosis is very good when the diagnosis confirms early stage tumor.
If the tumor is small and is present in solitary kidney, local resection of tumor with surrounding tissue is done and is called partial nephrectomy. When the tumour presents in advanced stage, immunotherapy and chemotherapy is given and may require palliative removal of kidney tumour also.
If the tumor is small and is present in solitary kidney, local resection of tumor with surrounding tissue is done and is called partial nephrectomy. When the tumour presents in advanced stage, immunotherapy and chemotherapy is given and may require palliative removal of kidney tumour also.
Prognosis
Prognosis and survival depends on varied factors like the type of cancer, the extent of spread of the disease etc
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