Kidney Tumor Symptoms
Health Encyclopedia: Wilms' Tumor
Nephroblastoma; Kidney tumor
Symptoms
- Abdominal pain
- Swelling in the abdomen (abdominal hernia or mass)
- Blood in the urine (occurs in less than 1/4 of children)
- Fever
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- General discomfort or uneasiness (
malaise ) -
High blood pressure -
Constipation - Increased growth on only one side of the body (hemihypertrophy)
Note:
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