Kidney cancer, also known as “renal cancer,” is a type of cancer that develops in the tissue of your kidneys. The kidneys are two fist-size organs that filter and clean your blood and produce urine. The doctors at Urology Specialists of Wisconsin are experts in treating kidney cancer and are ready to help you manage this disease.
Symptoms. Common symptoms of kidney cancer include:
Blood in the urine (known as “hematuria”)
Pain in the side that does not go away
Unexplained weight loss
Recurring or intermittent fever
Exhaustion that does not go away
Most kidney cancers are diagnosed before any symptoms arise.
Treatments. Kidney cancer can be treated in many ways. A Urology Specialists doctor can help determine the best treatment for you.
Nephrectomy – Surgical removal of either part of the kidney (known as “partical nephrectomy”) or all of the kidney (known as “radical nephrectomy”). The surgery may be done traditionally, through a long cut in the abdomen, or laparoscopically, through several small cuts in the abdomen
Urology Specialists surgeons have been performing laparoscopy kidney surgery since XXXX, also performing robot assisted laparoscopy surgery for kidney cancer.
Nephroureterectomy – Surgical removal of the kidney and ureter, the duct that sends urine from the kidney to the bladder
Cryoablation – A treatment that freezes cancer cells
Arterial embolization – A treatment that blocks blood flow to the kidney, depriving the tumor of oxygen and essential nutrients
Radiation therapy – A treatment that uses high-energy rays to kill cancer cells
Biological therapy – A treatment that uses a bacteria solution to stimulates the immune system to kill cancer cells
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