kidney cancer
It is a tumor that arises in the kidney. Renal cell carcinoma is the most common type of kidney cancer, and it forms in very small tubes in the lining of the kidney that filters the blood. If the disease is diagnosed at an early stage, the chance of recovery is high.
One of its types is renal pelvis cancer: It grows in the center of the kidney where urine collects, and it is a rare type of kidney cancer.
Risk factors that increase the chances of developing kidney cancer
smoking.
Exposure to certain chemicals, such as those used in the steel, coal, or engineering industries.
Kidney disease, especially those requiring dialysis.
Genetic predisposition. There are rare cases when certain genes that increase the chances of developing kidney cancer are inherited.
If two or more members of the same family have had kidney cancer, the rest of the family may have a higher risk of developing kidney cancer.
Having one or more of these factors does not necessarily mean that a person will develop kidney cancer.
Kidney cancer symptoms
- Presence of blood in the urine.
- Loin pain.
- A palpable lump in the loin or abdomen.
- Unexplained weight loss.
- fever.
- Hypertension.
- Hypercalcemia.
- Night sweats.
Kidney Cancer Diagnosis
- Blood test (CBC).
- Kidney function check.
- Checking the level of calcium in the blood.
- Ultrasound images to obtain images of the kidneys and surrounding tissue.
- Computed tomography.
Kidney cancer treatment at King Hussein Cancer Center
The cure rate for kidney cancer in the early stages of the disease is great, as the therapeutic approach for these patients is often curative, that is, the tumor is eliminated and prevented from returning. In the advanced stages of the disease, treatment depends on the extent of the spread.
surgery
There is more than one type of treatment for kidney cancer, and each of these patterns has advantages, and the appropriate treatment pattern for each patient is determined based on the decision of the joint multidisciplinary clinic
where the case is discussed and all possible options that suit the patient based on his general health status are presented because each patient has privacy In terms of dealing with it as a
a pathological condition that calls for standing up, as there are no complications during and after the treatment period.
Surgery is the process of removing or repairing a part of the body. Surgery is the main treatment that suits most kidney cancers.
The goal of surgery is to remove the entire tumor from the body. Therefore, during the operation, the surgeon may need to remove part or all of the kidney and parts of nearby
tissues and clean the surrounding lymph nodes, all of this depends on the size and location of the tumor, how far it has spread, and whether it can be removed.
Surgery is the only agreed and effective method, so there is more than one form of kidney surgery:
Partial nephrectomy: It is an operation to remove only part of the kidney along with the entire tumor and parts of the nearby tissue and keep the kidneys working effectively.
This operation is considered the best for patients, especially those who have problems with kidney function, who have only one kidney, or if there is a tumor in both kidneys, and surgery is required on both sides.
Radical kidney removal requires a high level of experience from the surgeon to remove the entire tumor with the smallest part of the kidney
and the surgeon must be careful in determining the location and size of the surgical incision, in addition to the ability not to tamper with the tumor itself and preserve the healthy part of the kidney in its condition good to do its job.
Depending on the evaluation of the tumor's size and location, the surgeon may need to remove the entire kidney during the operation.
Partial nephrectomy is performed in two ways:
Abdominal incision: where the surgeon makes an incision through the layers of skin, fatty layers, muscle, and membranes that protect the kidneys until reaching the kidneys.
Laparoscopic resection: where the surgeon makes small incisions to be able to insert the laparoscope and the appropriate surgical tools, and a small incision to remove the removed part of the kidney with the tumor.
Radical nephrectomy: It is surgery to remove all of the kidney, tumor, surrounding lymph nodes, nearby fatty tissue, and possible adrenalectomy.
The amount of surrounding tissue removed depends on the size of the tumor, the location of the tumor, and the extent of the tumor.
Radical nephrectomy is the standard and standard treatment for stage 2 & 3 renal cancer and the treatment of choice if the tumor extends into the vena cava.
The radical removal of the kidneys is carried out in two ways:
Abdominal incision: where the surgeon makes an incision through the layers of skin, fatty layers, muscle, and membranes that protect the kidneys until reaching the kidneys.
Laparoscopic resection: where the surgeon makes small incisions to be able to insert the laparoscope and the appropriate surgical tools, and a small incision to remove the removed part of the kidney with the tumor.
Kidney removal with the spread of the tumor: It is a surgical operation to remove the entire kidney and tumor and to remove the largest amount of the spreading tumor.
This operation aims to remove the largest possible amount of tumor in the body and reduce the severity of the tumor to undergo another type of treatment such as immunotherapy.
Targeted therapy: This is a type of treatment that uses drugs and other elements such as antibodies to identify and attack specific cancer cells.
Biological therapy: Also known as immunotherapy, it works to enhance or restore the immune system's ability to fight cancer cells using antibodies, vaccines, and growth factors.