What are the symptoms of renal hamartoma

The incidence of renal hamartoma is increasing. Although it is a benign tumor, it can also cause certain damage to physical health. Therefore, when symptoms of renal hamartoma are discovered, treatment must be started as soon as possible. The occurrence of renal hamartoma usually causes related symptoms such as low back pain, abdominal pain, hematuria, and abdominal masses.

Renal hamartoma is a very complicated disease. Although it is a benign tumor, if it is not treated in time, it will cause great harm to kidney health. Therefore, everyone must pay attention to it and take preventive measures in daily life to reduce the possibility of illness. When you find yourself with symptoms suspected of renal hamartoma, it is best to go to the hospital for examination and diagnosis as soon as possible. So what are the symptoms of renal hamartoma?

Symptoms of renal hamartoma

1. Pain: Renal hamartoma can cause discomfort or pain in the waist and abdomen. This is mainly due to the enlargement and expansion of the kidney, which increases the tension of the renal capsule, causing the renal pedicle to be pulled, or causing compression of adjacent organs, thus causing discomfort symptoms of low back pain and abdominal pain. In addition, the enlargement of the renal hamartoma will cause the kidney to become heavy, and there will be a downward pull, which will cause low back pain, mostly dull pain. If there is bleeding or secondary infection in the tumor, the pain will be aggravated.

2. Hematuria: Normal people's urine is yellow. Once the color of urine changes, it is mostly caused by disease. Renal hamartoma manifests as microscopic hematuria or macroscopic hematuria. Once discovered, treatment must be started early. During this period, strenuous exercise, trauma, and infection should be avoided to avoid causing greater harm.

3. Lump: This is the most common symptom of renal hamartoma. Many patients are diagnosed with renal hamartoma after finding a lump in the abdomen. Most patients can touch the swollen kidney. Due to the enlargement and compression of the tumor, the normal kidney tissue is significantly reduced, resulting in decreased renal function, which is extremely harmful to health.

Although renal hamartoma is a benign tumor, it is usually asymptomatic in the early stages of the disease and is difficult to detect when the tumor is small. As the disease progresses, the tumor may become larger and may even rupture and cause heavy bleeding. Early detection and timely treatment are important. It is recommended that renal hamartoma be treated in a regular hospital.