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kidney anatomy, kidney tumor, ct scan, kidney metastases, ct scan, kidney, blood, urine flow, renal cancer, kidney cancer, hypernephroma, adenocarcinoma of renal cells, cancer, kidney, renal cell carcinoma, a form of kidney cancer that involves cancerous changes, in the cells, the renal tubule, common type of kidney cancer in adults, renal cell carcinoma affects, 3 in 10,000 people, resulting in, 31,000 new cases, in the us per year, every year, 12,000 people, in the us die from renal cell carcinoma, more common in men than women, affecting men older than 55, what causes, cells to, become cancerous is not known, a history of smoking greatly increases the risk, developing renal cell carcinoma, have inherited an increased risk to develop renal cell carcinoma, a family history of kidney cancer increases the risk, von hippel-lindau disease, a hereditary disease, capillaries, the brain, commonly also develop renal cell carcinoma, kidney disorders that, require dialysis, treatment also increase the risk, developing renal cell carcinoma, first symptom, blood, in the urine, kidneys, involved, cancer metastasizes, spreads, most often, lungs, organs, one-third of patients have metastasis, time of diagnosis, blood, in the urine, abnormal urine color, dark, rusty, brown, flank pain, back pain, abdominal pain, unintentional weight loss of more than 5% of body weight, emaciated, thin, malnourished appearance, enlargement of one testicle, swelling, enlargement, the abdomen, additional symptoms that associated, vision abnormalities, paleness, excessive hair grown in females, constipation, cold intolerance, palpation, the abdomen, a mass, organ enlargement, the kidney, liver, a testicular varicocele in men, a cbc, increased red blood cells, rbc, stimulation of rbc production by the tumor, commonly, though, shows a decrease in rbc count, rbc in urine is increased, serum calcium levels, increase, hormonal changes resulting, tumor, sgpt, alkaline phosphatase elevated, a urine cytology examination, carcinoma cells, liver function tests, involvement, the liver from metastasis, abnormal, metastasis, an ultrasound, the abdomen, kidney, tumor, kidney x-ray, indicate a tumor, calcification, ivp, indicate obstruction by the tumor, renal arteriography, tumor, highly vascular, metastasis is common, following tests to look, metastasis performed, an abdominal ct scan shows the kidney tumor, a liver mass, an abdominal mri has to be, determine tumor involves any surrounding blood vessels, whether it, surgically removed, a chest x-ray, mass, in the chest, a bone scan, involvement, the bones, surgical removal of, the kidney, nephrectomy, removal, the bladder, surrounding tissues, lymph nodes, radiation therapy is not commonly used, treatment of renal cell carcinoma, it, not successful, hormone treatments, reduce the growth, the tumor medications alpha-interferon, interleukin have been successful in reducing the growth, renal cell carcinomas, metastasis, chemotherapy used but cure is unlikely, all the cancer is removed, surgery, stress of illness eased by joining a support group whose members share common experiences, cancer, support group, kidney disease, support group, depending on the degree of metastasis, 5-year survival rate is around 60, 75% tumor, in the early stages, has not spread outside the kidney, has metastasized, lymph nodes, 5-year survival is around 5, 15%, has spread to other organs, 5-year survival at less than 5%, hypertension, metastasis, the cancer, call health care provider any time blood, in the urine develops, symptoms of this disorder occur, stop smoking, in the treatment of kidney disorders, require dialysis.