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Kidney Cancer Symptoms
Kidney cancer often shows little or no symptoms during its early stages.
The first symptoms to be noticed are pain on one side of the lower back just below the
ribs, urinary track discomfort or blood in the urine. Blood in the urine at this stage is
usually not visually noticeable and is detected in a urine sample.
Other symptoms of kidney cancer.
Abnormal urine color (dark, rusty, or brown) due to blood in the urine
Weight loss of more than 5% of body weight with emaciated, thin,
malnourished appearance
More and more frequently, renal cell carcinoma is identified as an
incidental finding on a medical imaging study of the abdomen (e.g. computed tomography
a.k.a. CT) done for an unrelated purpose
The presenting symptom may be due to to metastatic disease, such as a
pathologic fracture of the hip due to a metastasis to the bone
Enlargement of one testicle (usually the left, due to blockage of the
left gonadal vein by tumor invasion of the left renal vein -- the right gonadal vein
drains directly into the inferior vena cava)
Paraneoplastic phenomena (not directly due to the mass, but due to
secreted substances with hormonal activity):
o Vision abnormalities
o Pallor or plethora
o Excessive hair growth (females)
o Constipation
o Cold intolerance
High blood pressure
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Kidney Cancer
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