Early detection of kidney tumors

Early detection results from the fact that ultrasound examinations of the abdomen are carried out for many reasons.

Kidney tumors usually grow slowly. Two papers from 2008 and a new publication from 2020 show that the increase in diameter of a kidney tumor is 0.56 cm per year to around 1 cm per year. The doubling of the tumor volume per year was determined to be 19.1 (cm³). However, the increase in tumor volume was faster if the kidney cancer had a diameter of more than four centimeters at the time of the first measurement.

Both publications suggest an early diagnosis . An ultrasound examination of the kidneys is therefore indicated for good reason; it is not stressful and is also completely painless.

As a rule, complete healing can then be achieved by removing the tumor.

Sources: European Radiol 2008; 18: 737-737 | Association of Urology 2020; 78: 460-467

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