Detect kidney tumors from symptoms of upper abdominal pain

Mrs. Thu has had pain on the right side of her abdomen for over a year. After going to the doctor, she found out she had a kidney tumor and had to have her kidney removed.

CT scan shows a patient with a large tumor in the right kidney. Photo: NP.

Doctors at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City have just successfully treated Mrs. Thu, 61 years old, from Ca Mau. For over a year, the patient had been suffering from pain in the upper right side of her abdomen. She had been examined in many places but could not find the cause. At the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, doctors examined her and ordered a CT scan, which revealed that she had a large tumor in her right kidney. The tumor was complex, with large blood vessels in the abdomen sticking together, so the kidney had to be removed.

Master, Doctor Tran Cong Duy Long, Deputy Head of Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, said that kidney tumor cases like Mrs. Thu's are very complicated because the tumor sticks to the vena cava and invades and compresses the renal vascular pedicle. Therefore, treatment requires the coordination of many different specialists.

First, to control the renal vascular pedicle, the liver surgery team must free the entire right liver to expose the vena cava located behind the liver, above the renal pedicle. Then the vascular and urology surgery team separates the renal vascular pedicle from its attachments to the vena cava and aorta.

The surgery lasted 3 hours, the kidney and the tumor were completely removed.Large renal tumor measuring 12 cm and weighing 850 g.The patient lost 1.5 liters of blood and was continuously transfused.Up to now, Mrs. Thu's health has recovered well.

Master, Doctor Nguyen Hoang Duc, Head of Urology Departmenttoday the community is more concerned about micro-organismsDue to regular health check-ups, most cases of kidney tumors are detected early when the size is less than 4 cm. Large tumors of 12 cm like Mrs. Thu's are rare.According to statistics from the American Cancer Society, from90 to 95% of renal tumors are associated withrenal cell carcinoma. This type of canceroccupy from3 to 5% of all casescancer in adults. Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital receives and treats on average one to two cases of kidney cancer each month by surgical methods.

German doctor warns of kidney cancercommon in people between the ages of 60 and 70. KApproximately 30% of patients experience symptoms of abdominal pain and blood in the urine, at which point the cancer is often in its late stages. To detect the disease early, doctors advise people to have regular health check-ups and abdominal ultrasounds, and check the condition of their kidneys. There is currently no research confirming the specific cause orpromotekidney cancer

* Patient's name has been changed

According to VNE