Kidney cancer is a disease in which kidney cells become malignant (cancerous) and grow out of control and form a tumor. So kidney cancer is caused by the abnormal growth of cells in the kidneys. Almost all kidney cancers first arise in the lining of the small tubes (tubules) in the kidney.
MAY NOT INDICATE
Kidney tumors are asymptomatic in many patients, that is, they may not cause any symptoms. An important part of it can be detected incidentally in imaging methods. Kidney tumors can cause complaints such as bleeding and pain in the urine. Urology Prof. Dr. Gökhan Atış talked about the symptoms and treatment options of kidney tumors for you.
A kidney may have to be removed
If we detected a mass in imaging methods and interpreted it as a high probability of being malignant, we recommend removal of the mass. At this point, it is possible to remove the entire kidney or only the problematic part of the kidney where the mass is present. We decide this according to the size of the tumor and its location in the kidney.