What are the stages of kidney cancer?

Answer 1

Kidney cancer is classified into four stages based on tumor size, lymph node involvement, and spread to other organs. Stage 1: Tumor is 7 cm or smaller and limited to the kidney. Stage 2: Tumor is larger than 7 cm but still within the kidney. Stage 3: Cancer spreads to nearby lymph nodes or major veins around the kidney. Stage 4: Cancer extends to nearby organs or distant sites like lungs, bones, or brain, indicating advanced disease.

Answer 2

Kidney Cancer actually has 5 different stages in which the cancer develops! There is many different outcomes that will come of these stages. The name for all the stages though is, called AJCC Staging System.

Answer 3

In short, there are four main stages of kidney cancer. The first stage of kidney cancer is "T1," meaning that the tumor is only in the kidney and is 7 cm or less across. The second stage, "T2," is when the tumor is larger than 7 cm across but is still only in the kidney. In "T3," the tumor is growing into a major vein or into tissue around the kidney, but it is not growing into the adrenal gland (on top of the kidney. The last stage, "T4," is when the tumor has grown intro the adrenal gland or beyond.

Answer 4

After you have be diagnosed with kidney cancer, you can go to a hospital for a CT scan or MRI to check if the cancer has spread within the kidney or to other parts of the body.