Signs and Symptoms
The primary symptoms of RCC include the following:
- Abdominal mass or lump
- Blood in the urine (hematuria)
- Fever
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Pain in the side (flank) or lower back not associated with injury
- Persistent fatigue
- Rapid, unexplained weight loss
- Swelling (edema) in the legs and ankles
Physician-developed and -monitored.
Original Date of Publication: 15 Jun 1998
Reviewed by: Stanley J. Swierzewski, III, M.D.
Last Reviewed: 01 Dec 2007
Kidney Cancer, Signs, Symptoms reprinted with permission from urologychannel.com
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