Suggest Treatment For Cancerous Lump In Kidney

Posted on Thu, 22 Oct 2015

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Question : what is the best option for a 78yrold male recently diagnose by ctscan w/cancerous mass on left kidney and small tumor in right kidney-male is otherwise healthy and still imployed as quality control inspector for nuclear facility; has past history of high blood pressure treated w/Benicar, diabetes-metformin and glipizide-generic allegra for allergy Thanks for reply

Answered by Dr. Luchuo Engelbert Bain (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Treatment options depend on the degree of spread

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for the query

Treatment options will depend on the degree of spread. In case neighbouring lymph nodes have not been touched, as well as spread to other structures like the lungs and liver have not o ccured, prognosis remain good. In case no lymph node spread has been detected, excision of the Timor and chemotherapy are enough. With spread to many areas of the body, surgery might not be very useful. Chemotherapy alone and pain control if present should be sufficient.

Thanks and kind regards. Please do feel free asking follow up questions in case of any specific concerns.

Dr Bain

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj