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Kidney cancer

  • Malignant neoplasm of the kidney
  • Hypernephroma
  • Wilms' tumour

Nature

Adult kidney cancer has no known cause and may be discovered incidentally through examinations for other conditions. It is often widespread when initially found. Recent scientific understanding points to a genetic cause, more so than other cancers.

Background

Adult kidney cancer is detected in one of three ways: Patients have blood in the urine, with or without a mass and /or pain in their flank; an abnormality is seen on an abdominal CAT scan or renal ultrasound; or the patient has signs of metastases, and a search for a primary source leads to the diagnosis of renal cancer.

Incidence

Childhood kidney cancer, know as Wilm's tumour, occurs primarily in children younger than seven. At least 30 percent of Wilm's tumour cases are caused by inherited factors.

Aggravates

Blood in urine
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Related

Value

Neoplasm
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Malignancy
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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Subject
  • Medicine » Pathology
  • Medicine » Urogenital system » Urogenital system
  • Medicine » Cancer
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    Language
    English
    Last update
    Dec 3, 2024