Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Renal cancer; Kidney cancer; Hypernephroma; Adenocarcinoma of renal cells; Cancer - kidney
Symptoms
Abdominal pain - Back pain
Blood in the urine - Enlargement of the veins around a testicle (varicocele)
Flank pain - Swelling or enlargement of the abdomen
Unintentional weight loss
Other symptoms that can occur with this disease:
Constipation Cold intolerance Excessive hair growth in females - Pallor
Vision abnormalities
Sometimes both kidneys are involved. The cancer spreads easily, most often to the lungs and other organs. In about one-third of patients, the cancer has already spread (metastasized) at the time of diagnosis.
Signs and tests
Examination of the abdomen may show a mass or organ enlargement, particularly of the kidney or liver. Men may have a
Tests include:
Abdominal CT scan - Blood chemistry
- Complete blood count
(CBC) - Intravenous pyelogram
(IVP) Liver function tests Renal arteriography -
Ultrasound of the abdomen and kidney - Urinalysis and
urine cytology
The following tests may be performed to see if the cancer has spread:
Abdominal CT scan Abdominal MRI Bone scan Chest x-ray PET scan
Images
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Review Date: 03/02/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow
Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed
by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
