There are several types of malignant kidney tumors. The most common are three types of kidney cancer: renal cell carcinoma, transitional cell cancer of the kidney that occur in adults, and Wilms' tumor, which occurs in children.
Clear-cell carcinoma
This type of kidney cancer usually develops from a core layer and 80% - 85% of all kidney tumors. This aggressiv... Read more »
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Because factors that predispose to the emergence of malignant kidney tumors in adults have been sufficiently researched and authentically is not installed, try to lead a healthy lifestyle, eliminate bad habits, promptly treat any disease and kidney disease in the first place.
For early detection it is desirable to possibly more frequent ultrasound examination of kidneys for healthy people, since the onset of symptoms (pain, blood in urine) indicates that mos... Read more »
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The only radical method of treatment is surgery - removal of the kidney (nephrectomy). Nephrectomy is carried out in the presence of metastases in the lungs... Read more »
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Patients with these symptoms to be urological examination, which includes intravenous excretory urography. Retrograde pyelography with the filling of pelvic kidney contrast media through the ureteral catheter introduced into the mouth of the ureter at cystoscopy in children is practically not used. Detection of strain pelvis or calyx, as well as an increase in the shadow of the kidneys confirmed the diagnosis of tumors, especially in patients aged 60-70 years, had n... Read more »
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The typical clinical picture of kidney cancer is made up of a typical triad of symptoms: hematuria, palpable abdominal tumor and pain. However, all three symptoms occur together only if the running process in the early stages is usually found two or even one of them.
Hematuria, ie the appearance of blood in the urine - one of the most characteristic features of kidney tumor. Usually it appears suddenly for no apparent reason and may be short-lived, ending as... Read more »
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Lymphogenic tumor metastases in the para caval, para-aortic lymph nodes and lymph nodes of the gate kidney. For kidney cancer is characterized by pronounced vascularisation and rapid metastasis to other organs. For metastatic lesion at a site are the lungs followed by liver, bone, brain.
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Doctors are still unknown causes of kidney cancer. But there are several factors that increase the risk of developing this disease. For instance, most kidney cancer diagnosed in people aged over 40 years. Risk factors also include:
Smoking. If you smoke, your risk of developing kidney cancer is twice as compared with nonsmokers. In this case, cigars also increases the risk of cancer.
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Kidney cancer (renal cancer) - a disease in which the kidney appear malignant (cancerous) cells and begin to divide uncontrollably, forming tumors. Most cancers begin their development in the inner layer of small renal tubules. This type of cancer called renal cell carcinoma. A positive aspect is the fact that this type of cancer is usually detected before spread (metastasis) to distant organs and tissues. A cancer detec... Read more »
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The most common form of kidney tumors - renal cell carcinoma. Its share in the structure of malignant tumors is approximately 3%. Tumors of the renal pelvis and ureter are less common, accounting for only 15% of all tumors of kidney and ureter. Mesenchymal tumors (sarcomas) occur even less frequently. But it should be noted that in pediatric oncology renal tumors, sometimes reaching 50% of all oncological diseases in childhood.
The etiology of kidney cancer.... Read more »
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