kidney cancer

kidney cancer

Kidney cancer, (Kidney Cancer) (also called Adeno-squamous carcinoma Adenocarcinoma:) is a disease in which malignant cells arise (cancerous) within the covers of the pipes that make up the College. There are two colleges in the human body, on both sides of the spinal column (Columna vertebralis), one on each side, above the waist (Waist) shortly thereafter.

Precision pipes located within each of the kidneys are responsible for filtering blood and purified, from the eject and purify all the secondary compounds composed of them, in the end, the liquid urine. Liquid passes urine from the kidneys to the bladder (Urinary bladder), through a long tube called the ureter channel (Ureter). The bladder stores the urine until the liquid inside out of the body.

Different from cancer that starts forming on the inside of the tube, the ureter or in the alhowida (College-Pelvis renalis basin: part of the kidney that collects urine and liquid is discharged toward the ureter), in essence, what it is, from kidney cancer (Kidney Cancer).

Symptoms of kidney cancer

Symptoms that may indicate disease of kidney cancer include, among other things, the presence of blood in the urine and the emergence of mass in the abdominal cavity.

May produce these symptoms, and many other symptoms, a cancerous within the College. But there are many other diseases that can cause similar symptoms. And may not show any symptoms in the initial stages of kidney cancer, and had no symptoms of kidney cancer, but after the increase in size of the cancerous tumor.

Prefer to go to the doctor if note one of the following symptoms:

Appearance of blood in urine

The block in the abdominal cavity

The emergence of pain in the body do not disappear

Anorexia

Weight loss for no reason visible

Anemia (Anemia)

Causes and risk factors for kidney cancer

May increase smoking and eating some types of pain medications pain improperly risk of kidney cancer.

Risk factors include:

Smoking

Improper consumption, for a long time, for certain kinds of pain relievers that are sold without prescription

Certain genetic syndromes such as: AIDS von Hippel Lindau (Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome) or carry a gene responsible for kidney cancer of papillary renal cell carcinoma type (Papillary renal cell carcinoma).

Diagnosis of kidney cancer

In order to detect and locate kidney cancer accurate, is screening for abdominal cavity:

A comprehensive physical examination and examination of the patient's medical history

Blood chemistry tests (Blood chemistry)

Paul checks

Liver function tests (Liver function test)

Imaging of the pelvis, through action within the vein

Ultrasound Imaging (ultrasound-Ultrasound)

CT (Computed Tomography-CT)

MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging-MRI)

Biopsy (Biopsy)

Kidney cancer treatment

Several factors may affect the evaluation of the prognosis of kidney cancer and choose alternatives to treat kidney cancer.

The evaluation of prognosis and selection of alternatives to kidney cancer treatment available, in particular and essential:

The stage reached disease of kidney cancer

The patient's age and general health status