The difference between renal malignancy and renal cancer

Renal malignancy and renal cancer both belong to the category of renal malignancy diseases, and there are certain differences between them, such as different concepts and classifications, but the causes and related treatments are basically the same. The specific analysis is as follows:

1. Concept: Renal malignant tumors cover a wide range, including renal cancer and other tumors in the kidney, and renal cancer refers to a type of renal malignant tumor.

2. Different classifications: Renal malignant tumors are divided into two categories, one is derived from epithelial tissue, called carcinoma, and the other is derived from mesenchymal tissue, called sarcoma. There are many types of renal cancer, with clear cell carcinoma being the main type, followed by papillary adenocarcinoma, renal chromophobe cell carcinoma, hereditary renal cancer, various sporadic renal cancers, etc.

Since renal malignant tumors include renal cancer, the causes and treatments of the two are basically the same. Whether patients suffer from renal malignant tumors or renal cancer, it may be caused by genetic factors, smoking, high blood pressure, taking high blood pressure drugs, exposure to radioactive substances, exposure to contrast agents, etc., and surgical treatment is the main choice for treatment.