Renal cell carcinoma surgery
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
If the tumor is confined to the kidneys (occurs in about 40% of cases), then RCC can be treated roughly 90% of the time with surgery. If RCC has spread outside of the kidneys, often into the lymph nodes or the main vein of the kidney, then it is often treated with chemotherapy and other treatments.
Surgical options
Surgical removal of all or part of the kidney (nephrectomy) is recommended. This may include removal of the adrenal gland, retroperitoneal lymph nodes, and possibly tissues involved by direct extension (invasion) of the tumor into the surrounding tissues. In cases where the tumor has spread into the renal vein, inferior vena cava, and possibly the right atrium (angioinvasion), this portion of the tumor can be surgically removed, as well. In case of metastases surgical resection of the kidney ("cytoreductive nephrectomy") may improve survival[1], as well as resection of a solitary metastatic lesion.
References
- ↑ Flanigan RC, Mickisch G, Sylvester R, Tangen C, Van Poppel H, Crawford ED. Cytoreductive nephrectomy in patients with metastatic renal cancer: a combined analysis. J Urol. 2004 Mar;171(3):1071-6. PMID 14767273.