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Kidney cancer: a bad asymptomatic (P2)

Kidney cancer: a bad asymptomatic (P2)

Edited by: TOP DOCTORS® at 10/10/2023

Previously, a patient with this disease had his kidney removed. At present, with robotic surgery this has changed.

Dr. José Gadú Campos Salcedo

When a urologist has diagnosed a patient with kidney cancer or a tumor in the kidney, it is very important that the specialist define a treatment plan and treatment.

The option, until now, is surgical, since renal tumors are tumors that do not respond very well to treatments such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy.  

During treatment for kidney cancer, the main goal is to try to preserve the kidney. Previously, a patient with this disease had his kidney removed. At present, with robotic surgery this has changed. Robotic surgery allows minimally invasive approaches with very small holes. The robot allows to be thinner at the time of having surgery, so much that it is possible to remove tumors that are of high complexity and to conserve the kidney of the patient.

Kidney cancer has a cure if detected early

Renal cancer is curable in the early stages, ie when the tumor is removed from the kidney. Although this procedure is fundamental, it is important to mention that the key to success is for the patient to follow the care recommended by the specialist, to go to the doctor regularly to be monitored and evaluated clinically. After the surgery, a series of laboratory and imaging studies are carried out with the aim of avoiding any recurrence of the tumor. That is the only risk after surgery. The patient may be cured, but he must be careful that the patient does not have a relapse and that the tumor returns or, if necessary, grow in another area of ​​the body.

Urology in Huixquilucan