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Suggest Treatment For Malignant Kidney Tumor
Question: There is a relative I am trying to help that has been diagnosed with fatal kidney cancer with a mass tumor on 1/2 of one kidney. He has only been diagnosed fully by one doctor. The doctor says "the kidney has to be taken out". I am not sure about this.
Is there any cases of a tumor being reduced and the kidney regains function. Or better yet, the tumor being "gone" by antimonoc? (attack tumor) or other health care so that the kidney can be saved? This is difficult for me to explain. I will try to get further medical language so as not to confuse. What I am trying to say is that is this the only thing to be done (the doctors says take it out our die).
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Is there any cases of a tumor being reduced and the kidney regains function. Or better yet, the tumor being "gone" by antimonoc? (attack tumor) or other health care so that the kidney can be saved? This is difficult for me to explain. I will try to get further medical language so as not to confuse. What I am trying to say is that is this the only thing to be done (the doctors says take it out our die).
XXXXXXX
Brief Answer:
Surgical removal of tumor is required.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic.
The best treatment for malignant kidney tumor is to surgically remove it with/ without chemotherapy.
A partial removal of the kidney may lead to recurrence or persistence of tumor in the part of kidney left behind.
Thus, keeping the kidney to preserve its function may ultimately risk the life of the patient.
If the other side kidney is working well, it will take over the functions of the removed kidney.
The histopathological examination of the tumor is essential after removal to know the histological type of tumor and its staging.
If you have more queries, I will be glad to answer.
Dr Shailja P Wahal
Surgical removal of tumor is required.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic.
The best treatment for malignant kidney tumor is to surgically remove it with/ without chemotherapy.
A partial removal of the kidney may lead to recurrence or persistence of tumor in the part of kidney left behind.
Thus, keeping the kidney to preserve its function may ultimately risk the life of the patient.
If the other side kidney is working well, it will take over the functions of the removed kidney.
The histopathological examination of the tumor is essential after removal to know the histological type of tumor and its staging.
If you have more queries, I will be glad to answer.
Dr Shailja P Wahal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
Thanks for a reply Dr Shailja Puri Wahal
Brief Answer:
Thanks and take care.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks and wish you good health.
Thanks and take care.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks and wish you good health.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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