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Neoplasms of the kidney

Neoplasms of the kidney. Neoplasms of the kidney proper Neoplasms of the renal pelvis & ureter. Neoplasms of the kidney proper. Benign: adenoma, haemangioma, fibroma, lipoma Malignant: adenocarcinoma, nephroblastoma, sarcoma

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Neoplasms of the kidney

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  1. Neoplasms of the kidney

  2. Neoplasms of the kidney proper • Neoplasms of the renal pelvis & ureter

  3. Neoplasms of the kidney proper • Benign: adenoma, haemangioma, fibroma, lipoma • Malignant: adenocarcinoma, nephroblastoma, sarcoma • Benign neoplasm of the kidney is very rare hence all neoplasms should be regarded as malignant

  4. Renal cell carcinoma ❏ eighth most common malignancy (accounts for 3% of all newly diagnosed cancers) ❏ 85% of primary malignant tumours in kidney ❏ male: female = 3:1 • peak incidence at 50-60 years of age ❏ called the “internist’s tumour” because of paraneoplastic symptomatology

  5. Renal cell carcinoma • Alternative names include: • Hypernephroma - initially believed to arise from adrenal gland • Clear cell carcinoma - histologically have small nuclei and abundant cytoplasm • Grawitz tumour • Increased incidence seen in von Hippel-Lindau syndrome • Pathologically may extend into renal vein and inferior vena cava • Blood born spread can result in 'cannon ball' pulmonary metastases

  6. Renal cell carcinoma: etiology • cause is unknown • originates from proximal convoluted tubule epithelial cell • histologically divided: clear, granular, and spindle cell types • risk factors: smoking (results in 2x increased relative risk), cadmium exposure, employment in leather industry • familial incidence seen with von Hippel Lindau syndrome which is characterized by • RCC (present in 2/3), usually bilaterally • headache, ataxia, and blindness due to cystic lesions of cerebellum, retinal vessel aneurysms, and tumours or cysts of the pancreas

  7. Clinical features • increasingly diagnosed incidentally with U/S and CT • poor prognostic indicators: weight loss, weakness, anemia, bone pain • classic triad (too late triad!) found in 10-15% • gross hematuria 50% • flank pain < 50% • palpable mass < 30% • 30% have metastases when first seen • paraneoplastic syndromes (10-40% of patients) • hematopoietic disturbances: anemia, polycythemia; raised ESR • endocrinopathies: hypercalcemia, production of other hormones including erythropoietin, renin, prolactin, gonadotropins, TSH, insulin, and cortisol • hemodynamic alterations: systolic hypertension (due to AV shunting), peripheral edema (due to caval obstruction) • “Staufer’s syndrome”: abnormal liver function tests, decreased WBC count, fever, areas of hepatic necrosis; reversible following removal of primary tumour

  8. ❏ methods of spread: direct, venous, lymphatic

  9. Staging of tumour • Stage 1 - Confined to the kidney • Stage 2 - Involvement of perinephric fat but Gerota's fascia intact • Stage 3 - Spread into renal vein • Stage 4 - Spread into adjacent or distant organs • Prognosis depends on pathological stage, tumour size, nuclear grade and histological type

  10. ❏ diagnosis • routine labs for paraneoplastic syndromes (CBC, ESR) • urinalysis (60-75% have hematuria) • IVP • renal ultrasound • CT scan • angiography: no longer routinely done

  11. Clues-- • When a renal mass is identified on intravenous pyelography, features suggestive of malignancy include calcification within the mass, increased tissue density, irregularity of the margin, and distortion of the collecting system • USG • A renal mass that is not clearly a simple cyst by strict ultrasound criteria should be evaluated further with computed tomography (CT) scanning • The primary indications for needle aspiration or biopsy of a renal mass are when a renal abscess or infected cyst is suspected and when RCC must be differentiated from metastatic malignant disease or renal lymphoma

  12. ❏ treatment • surgical (mainstay) • radical nephrectomy • en bloc removal of kidney, tumour, ipsilateral adrenal gland and intact Gerota’s capsule and paraaortic lymphadenectomy • surgical removal of solitary metastasis may be considered • radiation for palliation • for painful bony lesions • chemotherapy: NOT effective • immunotherapy: investigational

  13. Prognosis • stage at diagnosis is the single most important predictor of survival • 5 year survival of T1 is 90-100% • 5 year survival of T2-T3 is approximately 60% • 5 year survival of patients presenting with metastasis is 0-20%

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