When a person has renal cell carcinoma, kidney tumors develop in the cells of the kidney's filtering units, which are called nephrons. Often, cancerous cells in this area grow as one mass in one kidney. However, it is possible for more than one kidney tumor to develop on just one kidn...
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-Postrenal AKI is most often caused by -Enlarged prostate gland -Bladder stones -Kidney stones -It can also be caused by a tumor or cancer in the kidney or bladder, resulting in an obstruction. SIGNS & SYMPTOMS of AKI -Fluid retention, causing edema in legs, ankles, or feet -Weight gai...
an infection. I was told by a different doctor that the tumor was considered cancer due to how large it was and how far it had extended from the interior of the kidney. I'm now confused as to whether or not I actually had "cancer" or just a tumor that could have become cancerous....
Both lesions and tumors in the brain represent abnormal areas, but they are not the same. A lesion is a broad term that refers to any abnormal tissue or damage in the brain, whereas a tumor, is a specific type of lesion, characterized by the abnormal growth of cells. All tumors are le...
How kidney disease is treated depends on the underlying cause. For example, an infection might require antibiotics, but a tumor would require surgical removal. Chronic conditions can be treated with drugs to reduce symptoms when the disease cannot be cured. A restricted diet also may help ...
A medical problem, such as an infection, tooth pain, neck or sinus pain, thyroid problems, or a tumor A head injury How is the type of acute headache diagnosed and treated? Your healthcare provider will ask you to describe your pain and rate it on a scale from 1 to 10. Tell the pr...
cell lung cancer (SCLC), sometimes referred to as "oat-cell carcinoma," occurs when the cells in your lungs start to grow unusually or uncontrollably. This unusual growth takes place inside your lungs or the lining of the airways. As more cancer cells grow, they can form into a tumor. ...
This type of treatment has a limited scope however. Tumor ablation works best for patients with liver,kidney, orlung cancerbecause the medical probe has easier access to these areas. Typically, the procedure lasts for one hour and only one session is required. Larger tumors decrease the likeliho...
Blood tests can also be used to check your liver and kidney function, or see if the cancer has spread to bone. A biopsy is a procedure to remove a sample of lymph node or bone marrow to be tested. Bone marrow is tissue inside the bone. Your provider may test a bone marrow sample ...