Malignant Kidney Cyst

Chris m

Hi thanks Lyn 

Yes that’s what I  hoping. It came as a shock because last consultant appointment (via phone), only mentioned an increase in lyric lesions in already affected bones and raised PSA , hence next treatment. Then when letter arrived it mentioned so much more including the cyst. We always find the waiting for results the hardest!! 

Did your father-in-law have operation to remove the tumour? 
Sue

Edited by member 04 Mar 2021 at 07:45  | Reason: Added another question

I'm absolutely fine, thank you. I had a nephrectomy operation to remove the kidney. You can manage just fine with one kidney. I was really lucky: if I hadn't had the MRI scan as part of my prostate cancer diagnosis the tumour wouldn't have been found - there were no symptoms. By the time kidney cancer symptoms do show up the cancer is normally advanced and it's too late.

Best wishes,

Chris

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Lyn so sorry to hear your father-in-law passed. Sue 

Entirely unrelated - just picked up by the MRI I had as part of my prostate cancer diagnosis. It also picked up the fact that I had an aneurysm in the splenic artery that I could have dropped dead from at any time. Oh joy - three life-threatening conditions for the price of one. What a fun time that was 😁. Thankfully all three now fixed: kidney removed, prostate zapped, and aneurysm sorted with metal coils. 

I can honestly say that prostate cancer saved my life. My surgeon told me that if the kidney tumour hadn't been found I would probably have been dead in three years. That was 2018, so this year... Quite a chilling thought but, fingers crossed, everything's fine now.

Chris

Best wishes,

Chris

This is very interesting. It seems to echo much of my own history. 

I eventually saw the report of my 28/2/21 CT scan which spoke of "a well-defined 18mm nodule arising from the left kidney which could be a sold mass or a hyperdense cyst." The conclusion goes on to talk about a bone metastasis on T12,  suspicious sclerotic bone lesions and extensive lymphadenopathy in the para-aortic and right iliac regions . . . but says nothing at all about the kidneys. 

I then noticed in my earlier Renal Function Tests that my glomerular filtration rate was 77 compared with the nomal minimum of 90; other electrolytes and creatinine were normal.  This suggests depressed kidney function - the question is whether it means cancer of the kidneys. 

I flagged this as a query for my next oncology discussion, but I have come to respect the opinion of these forums. 

So, what do you think..? 

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