Kidney cancer

Generality

Kidney cancer is the consequence of a neoplastic process of a malignant nature, which begins in a cell of the kidney tissue.

Various risk factors may contribute to its onset, including: obesity (and overweight), cigarette smoking, the presence of severe kidney disease, the presence of some hereditary genetic diseases (such as Von Hippel syndrome- Lindau) and prolonged exposure to some chemical pollutants such as asbestos, cadmium, etc.
At the outset, kidney cancer tends to be asymptomatic; in fact, the most characteristic symptoms (hematuria, flank pain, etc.) appear only at a more advanced stage.
Renal biopsy is essential for an accurate diagnosis of the severity of kidney cancer.
There are a variety of treatments for kidney cancer. Generally, first-line therapy is surgical and consists of the removal of the tumor mass.