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Cáncer del uréter o pelvis renal - Síntomas

Nombres alternativos

Cáncer de células transicionales de la pelvis renal o del uréter

Síntomas:

Signos y exámenes:

El médico palpará el abdomen. Muy pocas veces hay una masa o agrandamiento de un riñón. El paciente puede presentar sangre en la orina y un conteo sanguíneo completo (CSC) puede mostrar anemia.

Las células cancerosas pueden aparecer en los siguientes exámenes:

El tumor o los signos de una obstrucción urinaria pueden aparecer en:

Una radiografía, una tomografía computarizada o las imágenes por resonancia magnética de otras partes del cuerpo pueden revelar que el cáncer se ha diseminado desde los riñones.

  • Fecha de revisión: 6/10/2008
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:David C. Dugdale III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and James R. Mason, MD, Oncologist, Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Stem Cell Processing Lab, Scripps Clinic, Torrey Pines, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: Bladder Cancer, Including Upper Tract Tumors and Urothelial Carcinoma of the Prostate. National Comprehensive Cancer Network; 2008. Version 2.2008.

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