Kidney Cancer in Christchurch
Cancer of the kidney occurs when kidney cells become
malignant
and grow into a
tumour
. The most common type of kidney cancer is
renal cell carcinoma
. Sometimes kidney tumours do not have symptoms until they reach a large size. Symptoms can include blood in urine, a lump in the abdomen,
loss of appetite
,
weight loss
,
extreme fatigue
, incessant pain in abdomen,
anaemia
, unexplainable
fever
and swelling in the legs or ankles. A physical exam, medical history and tests will diagnose kidney cancer. Tests can include blood and urine,
intravenous pyelogram
(IVP),
ultrasound
,
CT
or
MRI
scan and a
renal arteriogram
. Specialists who treat kidney cancer are
nephrologists
,
urologists
, medical or
radiation oncologists
and
renal surgeons
. Surgeries can include a
nephrectomy
or partial nephrectomy. Treatment can include radiation or
chemotherapy
,
cryotherapy
,
immunotherapy
,
radiofrequency ablation
and
arterial embolization
.
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