Management Team

Kidney cancer

Overview

This is a condition where the cells of the kidney begin to divide uncontrollably. There are many treatment options for kidney cancer.

The following are symptoms of kidney cancer:

Incidental detection of the tumour mass during imaging
Blood in the urine
Unexplained weight loss
A mass or bulge on the side of the abdomen

Kidney cancer can be diagnosed using the following investigations:

CT urogram: A CT scan of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder
Cystoscopy: A surgical procedure to examine the lining of the bladder, urethra, and ureters

The following options exist to treat kidney cancer:

Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: A surgical procedure to remove the tumour from the kidney using robotic assistance
Open partial nephrectomy: A surgical procedure to excise the cancerous tissue from the kidney
Laparoscopic/robotic radical nephrectomy: A robot-assisted surgical procedure to remove the complete kidney, along with adjacent organs such as adrenal glands, fat tissues, and lymph nodes
Open radical nephrectomy: This is a surgical procedure in which the entire kidney, along with nearby fat tissue, adrenal glands, and lymph nodes, are removed