Localized Kidney Cancer

Did you know?

  1. Most kidney cancers that I see are incidentally detected on imaging performed for other reasons!
  2. Many kidney tumors do not need treatment! We can follow them with repeat imaging

Here is a visual representation of the various options I will discuss at your clinic visit. The image is adapted from JAMA patient page on localized kidney cancer:

Growth kinetics of Small Renal Masses
Patient guide, Kidney Cancer (NCCN)
Patient guide, Kidney Cancer (EAU)
Partial & Radical Nephrectomy procedure
Podcast on localized kidney masses

Interesting data about small renal masses from the DISSRM registry

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The variability in growth rate decreases over time. The fast growing tumors will reveal themselves in the first year

Meet Dr. Arora

Dr. Sohrab Arora is a fellowship-trained urologic oncologist and robotic surgeon with extensive expertise in treating prostate, kidney, bladder cancers. Passionate about patient education, Dr. Arora believes in empowering individuals with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions about their care. In addition to his clinical work, he is actively involved in community engagement, participating in events and initiatives to promote urologic health awareness about these cancer. for more details, please visit the home page

Other conditions treated by Dr. Arora

Elevated PSA
Localized prostate cancer
Localized kidney cancer
Adrenal mass
Kidney cysts
Blood in the urine (hematuria)
BPH (enlarged prostate)
Muscle invasive bladder cancer
Non Muscle invasive bladder cancer
UPJO
Upper Tract Cancer
Testicular Cancer
Penile cancer
Advanced prostate cancer
Advanced kidney cancer
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