Dr. Anton Odignal, a urinary system oncologist, announced that kidney cancer usually affects women and men over the age of 50.
The specialist points out that kidney cancer usually develops among elderly men, but its spread has been observed in recent years among women as well.
According to him, renal cell carcinoma (tumor) is often diagnosed in the cortex and medulla of the kidney, and gradually spreads to new areas of it. This tumor is very aggressive and can spread to nearby organs, especially the adrenal glands, lungs, liver and bones.
He says: “The discovery of metastases in the lungs of kidney cancer patients is a common condition. The shape of cancerous nodules in the lung tissue is round and convex and can be clearly seen during CT scans or X-rays. However, these metastases develop without symptoms, so they can be discovered by chance during examination.” "routine."
As for the liver, metastases during their development cause severe pain to the patient in the right hypochondrium, increased fatigue and weight loss. In some cases, patients also suffer from fever. The danger of liver metastases is that they spread rapidly throughout the organ, causing severe poisoning of the body.
Metastases can first appear in the spine, ribs, or hip bones. These metastases are accompanied by constant severe pain in patients, which becomes more severe when lifting a weight or making an uncomfortable movement.
According to him, kidney cancer develops in the early stages like other types of cancer without symptoms, until metastases appear. If the infection is not diagnosed in a timely manner, it becomes difficult for the patient to recover.
Based on this, the specialist recommends paying attention to the following symptoms:
- Blood in urine. The presence of blood in the urine is one of the first signs of a tumor in the kidney, and in the case of internal bleeding, the urine becomes red.
Pain is also a distinctive sign of cancer, as the patient feels pain in different areas when the tumor spreads to other organs and tissues of the body.
- Swelling of the extremities. Swelling usually occurs in the late stages of kidney cancer. Tumor development can lead to adverse reactions - blood clots and varicose veins.
- Intoxication of the body, tumor intoxication is manifested by a number of signs: disturbance of metabolism (protein and carbohydrate metabolism), rise in body temperature to 37-38 degrees, impaired liver function (hepatitis), severe weight loss, and others.