What are the complications of late-stage renal cancer

Many people may be familiar with kidney cancer. Now with the increase in workload, more people are busy with their work and neglect their own health, which allows kidney cancer to "take advantage of the situation" and wreak havoc on our health. Many people know that their condition has reached the late stage, so what complications will occur in the late stage of kidney cancer? Let's take a look at the complications of late stage kidney cancer introduced by experts.

According to experts, complications of late-stage renal cancer are divided into three typical symptoms, namely hematuria, back pain and mass. There are also many non-urinary extrarenal manifestations of renal cancer, such as high fever, abnormal liver function, anemia, hypertension, polycythemia and hypercalcemia. The kidney is hidden and its main connection with the outside world is urine. Therefore, hematuria is the most common symptom of renal cancer. However, the appearance of hematuria is only possible after the tumor invades the renal pelvis, so it is no longer an early symptom. For many years, hematuria, pain and mass have been called the "triad of complications of late renal cancer." Most patients have one or two symptoms when they seek medical treatment, and about 10% have all three symptoms, and it is rarely possible to be cured. Why is hematuria considered a complication of late renal cancer? That is because hematuria is often painless and intermittent. The whole process of hematuria is visible to the naked eye, and the interval shortens as the disease progresses. When renal cancer bleeds a lot, it may be accompanied by renal colic, which is often caused by blood clots passing through the ureter. The blood clots in renal cancer hematuria may form strips due to passing through the ureter. The level of hematuria has nothing to do with the size of renal cancer. Renal cancer can sometimes be manifested as persistent microscopic hematuria.

The above is an introduction to the complications that may occur in the late stage of kidney cancer. Through the above introduction, I believe everyone has some understanding, and I hope it can help everyone. The editor recommends that kidney cancer patients go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time when they find themselves feeling unwell. Do not delay the disease and do not let cancer damage their health.