A 2cm mass on the kidney is somewhat big but not very big.
2 cm kidney masses or kidney masses that are less than 2 cm are considered small and usually are not cancerous.
Nearly 30 percent of kidney masses that are 4 cm or larger in size are high grader cancer.
A 5 cm kidney tumor is stage I.
When the kidney tumor is less than 7 centimeters or 2.8 inches and has not spread it is stage I.
When the kidney tumor is greater than 7 cm in size or greater than 2.8 inches and has not spread it is stage II.
When the kidney tumor is any size and is in the kidney and nearby lymph nodes or in your blood vessels and your surrounding kidney tissue then it is stage III kidney tumor.
The prognosis for a mass on the kidney is pretty good with a 5 year survival rate of 74 percent and a 5 year survival rate of 92 percent if it's localized in the kidney and renal pelvis.
The prognosis for a benign mass on the kidney is very good as most benign mass on the kidneys don't cause any issues and don't always need to be removed.
Renal masses grow as fast as 0.3 cm per year.
A renal mass can be benign and around 40 percent of renal masses 2cm in size are benign.
30 percent of 4cm or larger renal masses are high grade cancerous masses.
Not all kidney masses need to be removed unless they are cancerous or are causing issues.
For some people surgery to remove the kidney mass is never needed.
A cancerous mass on the kidney can be removed if it has not grown too large or spread too far.
In some cases the kidney may have to be entirely removed to remove the cancerous mass on the kidney.
Renal cell carcinoma is a really bad condition as it's a form of cancer of the kidney which is fatal without treatment and even with treatment it can still be fatal.
Renal cell carcinoma does run in families although you can still get renal cell carcinoma even without a family member having renal cell carcinoma.
The risk of renal cell carcinoma is particularly high in siblings of those with renal cell carcinoma which suggests that a recessive gene contributes to the development of sporadic renal cell carcinoma.
The size renal mass that is at risk of malignancy is < 2 cm in diameter and 20% of those > 4 cm in diameter).
The chances of a renal mass metastasis is 6 to 7 percent.
You can tell if renal cell carcinoma has metastasized by the signs and symptoms which include shortness of breath when the renal cell carcinoma has spread to the lung, fractures and pain when the renal cell carcinoma has spread to the bone and swelling in the belly and jaundice when the renal cell carcinoma has spread to the liver.
Another sign that renal cell carcinoma has metastasized is dizziness, headaches and seizures when it has spread to the brain.
The most common site of metastasis of renal cell carcinoma is the lungs, followed by the lymph nodes, liver and bones.
The old name for renal cell carcinoma is hypernephroma.
Renal cell carcinoma is also called renal cell adenocarcinoma and renal cell cancer.
The length of time you can live with renal carcinoma depends on how far advanced it is but on average you can live around 5 years with renal carcinoma but sometimes you can be cured of it and live a normal lifespan.
The life expectancy of a person with renal cell carcinoma is on average of 5 years.
If the renal cell carcinoma or kidney cancer has spread to surrounding tissues or organs and or the regional lymph nodes then the 5 year survival rate is 72 percent.
Around 2 thirds of people that are diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma are diagnosed with the renal cell carcinoma still in the kidney itself.
Renal cell carcinoma is a type of kidney cancer that begins in the lining of small tubes in the kidney.
Renal cell carcinoma is most common in older men and risk factors for renal cell carcinoma include obesity and cigarette smoking.
Most cases of renal cell carcinoma are symptomless until it has advanced.
When symptoms of renal cell carcinoma do occur they can include flank pain a lump in the abdomen and blood in the urine.
Treatment for renal cell carcinoma includes destroying the tumor with radiowaves or freezing it or through removing the entire kidney.
And if the renal cell carcinoma has spread beyond your kidneys the treatment options include molecularly targeted therapies, localized radiation therapy and immunotherapy.
Renal cell carcinoma is the most common type of kidney cancer.
Although it's a serious disease, finding and treating it early makes it more likely that you'll be cured.
No matter when you're diagnosed, you can do certain things to ease your symptoms and feel better during your treatment.
Just like all carcinomas, ccRCC can spread, or metastasize, to other parts of your body.
Metastatic cancer is more difficult to treat.
When compared to other kidney cancers, the clear cell type of renal cell carcinoma tends to be more aggressive and spread faster.