10 Causes of Kidney Pain
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Cause #7: Renal Tumors
Renal or kidney tumors are growths on or in the kidney that can either be malignant or benign. Renal tumors can be discovered incidentally when medical imaging is performed for another condition. Patients with renal tumors may present with an abdominal mass, pain in the back or side (kidney pain), blood in the urine, and abdominal pain. Investigations may include a computed tomography scan and renal ultrasonography.
Some examples of renal tumors are renal cell carcinoma, mesoblastic nephroma, renal oncocytoma, angiomyolipoma, cystic nephroma, and renal medullary fibroma.
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