Kidney Tumor in Turkey
Cancer is when cells in the body grow out of control. These cells can form a tumor or damaged tissue. If cancer cells grow in the kidney, it is called kidney cancer.
Kidney tumor Symptoms,
- Blood in the urine
- Pain in the side, abdomen or back that doesn’t go away
- A lump in your abdomen
- Loss of appetite and weight loss for no known reason
- Anemia and fatigue
Kidney Tumor Treatment Options,
- Renal tumor ablation (freeze or heat)
- Surgery to remove the tumor
- Targeted therapy to kill cancer cells
- Immunotherapy/biologic therapy to kill cancer cells
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation to relieve pain and symptoms
- A clinical trial to try a new treatment
Kidney Tumor Surgery,
Removing the affected kidney (nephrectomy). A complete (radical) nephrectomy involves removing the entire kidney, a border of healthy tissue and occasionally additional nearby tissues such as the lymph nodes, adrenal gland or other structures
Removing the tumor from the kidney (partial nephrectomy). Also called kidney-sparing or nephron-sparing surgery, the surgeon removes the cancer and a small margin of healthy tissue that surrounds it rather than the entire kidney.
Kidney Tumor Radiation therapy:
Radiation therapy uses high-powered energy beams from sources such as X-rays and protons to kill cancer cells. Radiation therapy is sometimes used to control or reduce symptoms of kidney cancer that has spread to other areas of the body, such as the bones and brain.
