How much life can generally be extended after kidney cancer surgery

How long can renal cancer surgery extend life? Nowadays, the incidence of renal cancer is relatively high, but many people are hesitant in choosing a treatment for renal cancer, fearing that renal cancer cannot be cured. So how long can you live after renal cancer surgery? Experts say that the mortality rate after renal cancer surgery is still very high, mainly because renal cancer is prone to recurrence and metastasis after surgery, resulting in a low cure rate.

To improve the survival rate of kidney cancer patients, it is necessary to continue treatment after surgery to prevent the recurrence and metastasis of the tumor. Postoperative treatment should eliminate the residual cancer cells and improve the patient's immunity and quality of life. The following expert Luo Yizhou will give a detailed introduction on how long the life span can be extended after kidney cancer surgery.

In the early stage of kidney cancer, a reasonable treatment plays an important role in the patient's future recovery. In the early stage, surgery is often chosen for resection. At this time, many people often care about how long the life span can be extended after kidney cancer surgery, but ignore some postoperative care. Only by doing a good job of postoperative treatment and care can life be extended to the maximum extent.

Renal cancer is prone to tumor thrombi in the renal vein and inferior vena cava. In recent years, it is believed that if no local or distant metastasis is found, the tumor thrombi in the vein or in the inferior vena cava can be removed at the same time during radical nephrectomy, and the prognosis is still good. During surgery, the inferior vena cava should be blocked above the level of the thrombus to avoid fatal pulmonary embolism. If the thrombus extends to the heart, the inferior vena cava can be blocked in the pericardium, and then the inferior vena cava can be cut open to remove the thrombus.

In the late stage of renal cancer, cancer cells spread to other tissues, causing a series of lesions in other organs: hospitalization is required for treatment, and comprehensive consideration can be given based on the patient's needs and actual conditions.

Before treatment, we should have a full understanding of the specificity and prognostic factors of the tumor, and formulate an appropriate treatment plan according to the specific case to improve the treatment effect. During the treatment process, we should prevent harmful and useless overtreatment. After the main treatment is over, regular follow-up is very important. A comprehensive treatment of surgery combined with chemotherapy and radiotherapy is used.

The most common symptoms of symptomatic renal cancer patients are low back pain and hematuria, and a small number of patients come to the hospital for abdominal masses. A quarter of patients develop paraneoplastic syndrome, which manifests as hypertension, anemia, weight loss, cachexia, fever, polycythemia, abnormal liver function, hypercalcemia, hyperglycemia, increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate, neuromuscular disease, amyloidosis, galactorrhea, abnormal coagulation mechanism, etc. A small number of patients may seek medical treatment due to symptoms such as bone pain, fractures, cough, and hemoptysis caused by tumor metastasis.

The cure rate of early stage renal cancer is relatively high, but the cure rate of late stage renal cancer is relatively low. Only when patients can actively receive treatment can they recover. It is recommended that patients with renal cancer do not give up treatment.