Top answers from doctors based on your search:
what does a mass on your kidney mean
A 58-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered
32 years experience Family Medicine
Renal mass: Renal masses are first defined as cystic or solid. 26% of renal masses are cystic and typically are benign. Solid renal masses include Renal Cell Car ... Read More
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:
A 46-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Killian answered
28 years experience General Practice
Two Kidneys: Yes. Of course. You have two kidneys and can survive with one.
1
1 thank
Dr. Sreenu Chakumgal answered
12 years experience Family Medicine
Yes: If you have another functioning kidney, you should be fine. If you don't have both kidneys, then you will have to undergo dialysis.
1
1 thank
A 34-year-old male asked:
Dr. Tarek Naguib answered
40 years experience Nephrology and Dialysis
Not accurate: X ray detects calcium i.e. Stones or calcification. Soft tissue masses and cysts are best evaluated by ultrasound or ct scan.
1
1 thank
Dr. Michael Gabor answered
33 years experience Diagnostic Radiology
A standard: x-ray would be nearly useless in detecting a kidney mass unless the mass was very large, and even then it would be iffy.
A 60-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlander answered
44 years experience Pathology
Maybe: If it's superior to the kidney (on top of it), it's often arisen in the adrenal gland and if it's making you sick, it may be a pheo. These curious lit ... Read More
1
1 thank
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Poleszak answered
35 years experience Internal Medicine
No idea: Get mri.
A 48-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stephen Beene answered
32 years experience Hospital-based practice
Possibly: If you have Bright's disease then it is best you see you Nephrologist or get a referral from you Primary care physician
1
1 thank
A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Encarnacion answered
35 years experience Medical Oncology
If you are asking: ..If it could be cancer, i'm afraid the answer is yes. Bilateral kidney cancer can happen, especially in certain inherited traits like vhl but before ... Read More
1
1 thank
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jack Rubin answered
48 years experience Nephrology and Dialysis
Kidney cancer: You should see a both a urologist first to see if a tissue diagnosis can be obtained. If it is positive for a cancer, get guidance from the urologist ... Read More
A female asked:
Dr. David Hall answered
Specializes in Urology
Need more info: What kind of scan? Renal Ultrasound, CT (with and without IV contrast), MRI, etc? What did report say exactly? Perhaps simple cyst? If so, nothing to ... Read More
A 52-year-old male asked:
Dr. Paxton Daniel answered
39 years experience Radiology
The mass: The mass is the most concerning of these issues at present. A renal cell carcinoma has to be excluded in the presence of a solid renal mass at your ag ... Read More
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:
People also searched for:
Connect by text or video with a U.S. board-certified doctor now — wait time is less than 1 minute!
24/7 visits
$15 per month