Open AccessKidney cancer with complications in Dr. Soetomo Regional Public Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia
Author(s) -
Tri Putra Rahmad Ramadani Rambe,
Muhammad Hidayat Surya Atmaja
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences (ijhs) (en línea)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-6978
pISSN - 2550-696X
DOI - 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns1.4944
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney , cancer , kidney cancer , renal function , kidney disease , urine , abdomen , urology , genitourinary system , pathology , surgery
Kidney cancer is a disease in which kidney cells become malignant and grow uncontrollably, forming a mass or tumor. Before discussing further kidney cancer, it is important to briefly know the kidneys. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs located in the lower abdomen on the left and right of the spine. The primary function of the kidneys is to excrete and excrete water, salt, and other unnecessary substances and turn them into urine. The urine collects in the renal pelvis (the funnel-shaped part of each kidney), then travels to the ureters (the tube between the kidneys and bladder), and finally to the bladder, where it is stored before urination. Another function of the kidneys is to help control blood pressure by making the renin hormone and forming red blood cells by forming the hormone erythropoietin. In the United States, an estimated 76,080 adults were diagnosed with kidney cancer, and 13,780 of them died from the disease in 2021. Meanwhile, a total of 2,394 new cases of kidney cancer were found in Indonesia with 1,358 total deaths in 2020. More than half of patients with kidney cancer are diagnosed at an advanced stage.