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Kidney Cancer

Introduction

Kidney cancer is any cancer Any cancer that begins in the kidney is referred to as kidney cancer. Renal cell carcinoma and renal pelvis carcinoma are the two most prevalent varieties of kidney cancer, which correspond to where they are located inside the kidney. The difference between these two kinds is crucial since they respond to chemotherapy differently as a result of having different most prevalent histologies.

Types of Kidney Cancer

Additionally to renal cell carcinoma and renal pelvis carcinoma, less frequent forms of kidney cancer also include

• Squamous cell carcinoma
• Juxtaglomerular cell tumor (reninoma)
• Angiomyolipoma
• Renal oncocytoma
• Bellini duct carcinoma
• Clear-cell sarcoma of the kidney
• Mesoblastic nephroma
• Wilms' tumor, usually is reported in children under the age of 5.
• Mixed epithelial stromal tumor

Rarely, several other cancers and possibly malignant tumors that often start elsewhere can start in the kidneys.

• Clear cell adenocarcinoma
• Transitional cell carcinoma
• Inverted papilloma
• Renal lymphoma
• Teratoma
• Carcinosarcoma
• Carcinoid tumor of the renal pelvis

Most often, these symptoms do not mean cancer.The identical symptoms might also be brought on by an infection, a cyst, or another issue. Anyone exhibiting any of these signs should consult a physician so that any issues may be identified and treated as soon as feasible.

The development of secondary kidney cancer as a result of metastasis from a primary cancer elsewhere in the body is another possibility. .

Symptoms of kidney cancer

Common symptoms of kidney cancer include:

• Fever
• Feeling very tired or having a general feeling of poor health
• A lump or mass in the side or the abdomen
• Weight loss
• Blood in the urine (making the urine slightly rusty to deep red)
• Pain in the side that does not go away

Most often, these symptoms do not mean cancer.The identical symptoms might also be brought on by an infection, a cyst, or another issue. Anyone exhibiting any of these signs should consult a physician so that any issues may be identified and addressed as