Renal cell carcinoma : Renal cell carcinoma is a kidney cancer that originates in the lining of the proximal convoluted tubule, one type of very small tubes in the kidney that transports waste molecules from the blood to the urine. RCC is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults, responsible for approximately 90-95% of cases. It has been described as one of the deadliest of cancers affecting the genitourinary tract.
Signs and Symptoms
Common symptoms usually seen 10 – 15%
1: Haematuria, which is when there is blood present in the urine,
2: flank pain, which is pain on the side of the body between the hip and ribs, and
3: an abdominal mass, similar to bloating but larger.
Today, RCC is often asymptomatic (meaning little to no symptoms) and is generally detected incidentally when a person is being examined for other ailments.
Other signs and symptom may include haematuria; loin pain; abdominal mass; malaise, which is a general feeling of feeling unwell; weight loss and/or loss of appetite; anaemia resulting from depression of erythropoietin; erythrocytosis(increased production of red blood cells) due to increased erythropoietin secretion; varicocele, which is seen in males as an enlargement of the tissue at the testicle (more often the left testicle) hypertension (high blood pressure) resulting from secretion of renin by the tumour; hypercalcemia, which is elevation of calcium levels in the blood; sleep disturbance or night sweats; recurrent fevers; and chronic fatigue.