Guide To The Major Types Of Kidney Cancer

Sarcoma

Renal sarcoma is a type of kidney cancer that begins in the mesenchymal cells of the kidney, the cells that form connective tissues. Several types of sarcomas can develop in the kidney, but the most common are liposarcomas, leiomyosarcomas, fibrosarcoma, osteosarcoma, angiosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and malignant fibrous histiocytoma. The perisinuous space and the organ capsule are the most prevalent origination point of renal sarcomas. Because these types of tumors have developed from connective tissue cells, they have a greater ability to cross fascial anatomical boundaries to other organs. These renal tumors grow at a rapid rate and often spread to the lymph nodes, lungs, and or liver. Hematuria, flank pain, and a palpable flank mass are the symptoms that typically present in renal sarcoma. Urine tests, blood tests, angiography, CT scans, and kidney tissue biopsy are utilized to make a renal sarcoma diagnosis. Because this type of kidney cancer is more aggressive than others, most patients will need surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy at some point.