unusually shaped kidney mass

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unusually shaped kidney mass

by Joannesept1 on Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:00 AM

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My husband had blood in his urine this past weekend.  Well, one ultarsound later and now he is scheduled for an MRI on Tuesday.  2 more tests to be done after that but the left kidney definitely has to come out we are told.  He's already had the bloodwork done.  Very scary but we try to stay hopeful.  The mass on his kidney is very large...14cm by 2cm and I forget the other measurement.  The doctor said he had never seen one with those dimensions before.  It's long and skinny and not very thick.  Has anyone come across this before.  An unusually shaped mass?

I've been reading posts here and yes the waiting and not knowing is so hard to do.

Greetings to all from Canada.

 

 

 

RE: unusually shaped kidney mass

by Jeff_G_6 on Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:00 AM

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My scenario is similar.  Blood in my urine in May '09 - blood and urine tests didn't reveal anything unusual but CT scan of abdomen showed a 12.5 cm mass on my right kidney.  Pathology came back as RCC.  My wife and I cried at the hospital when we were notified.  I've been on Sutent for 2 cycles now and the second CT scan showed reduction in the 2 tumors that met to lungs.  Although this is terrible news, it's not the end of life.  I remain positive, which helps considerably.
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