肾癌

为什么选择UCLA健康中心进行肾癌治疗?

The UCLA Health 肾癌 Program at the Institute of 泌尿道的肿瘤 is one of the country’s first comprehensive kidney cancer programs. We’ve delivered state-of-the-art care since the launch of the program 40 years ago. 在皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康中心，你会发现:

具有挑战性案件的专业知识: 医院 across the region seek expert opinions from our specialists which collaborate daily to ensure comprehensive care for each patient at UCLA Health.

以团队的方式提供富有同情心的护理我们在决策过程中与您和您的家人合作. It’s important to ensure that you have all the information you need to consider your care options.

团队方法: Whether it be in our multidisciplinary clinic or a discussion in our tumor board conference, our kidney cancer providers recognize care is not delivered in a vacuum and work together to offer the best approach to your care.

肾癌创新的领导者: Our unique research programs have led to refinement of organ-sparing surgery, 首创免疫和靶向药物, and development of advanced diagnostic modalities like the positron emission tomography (PET) scan.

离家近的优质护理: UCLA Health offers kidney cancer care with providers at multiple locations across the greater Los Angeles region coordinating diagnostic and treatment plans.

我们的服务

从肾癌诊断到癌后护理, 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康中心的肾癌项目提供全面的服务, 包括:

肾癌诊断

Our kidney cancer teams are highly skilled in advanced imaging and testing, 包括:

超声: A test using high-frequency sound waves to generate images of your kidneys. For select patients, contrast can be given to avoid the use of CT/MRI imaging.

CT scan: A CT scan creates detailed images of your kidneys that are useful in diagnosing cancer. Our kidney CT protocol may allow physicians to predict the type of kidney cancer.

MRI扫描: A test that generates highly detailed pictures of your kidneys by using magnetic fields and radio waves. Special contrast is available at UCLA which is safe in patients with kidney dysfunction.

PET / CT扫描: A combined nuclear medicine test and CT scan that uses contrast dye and a radioactive material to detect cancer. 各种试验使用新的药物来识别和分期肾癌.

Biopsy: A procedure to remove a small piece of kidney tissue and examine it under a microscope to look for cancer.

癌症遗传学

Our hereditary kidney cancer program evaluates the potential genetic causes that increase the risk for kidney cancer. Knowing about a specific genetic risk enables doctors to more precisely tailor a kidney cancer treatment plan that is optimal for you. 在皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康中心了解更多关于癌症遗传学项目的信息.

我们治疗的肾癌

我们治疗所有类型的肾癌，包括:

肾细胞癌: 最常见的肾癌. 肾细胞癌起源于肾脏小管的内壁. 90%的肾癌是肾细胞癌.

肾肉瘤: A rare type of kidney cancer that begins in the kidney’s connective tissues or blood vessels.

尿路上皮/移行细胞癌: A rare (<5%) form of kidney cancer that begins in the urinary drainage/collecting system (renal pelvis and ureter) instead of the kidney itself.

肾母细胞瘤(肾母细胞瘤): 一种儿童时期在肾脏形成的癌症.

我们提供肾癌治疗

UCLA Health’s 肾癌 Program offers leading-edge treatments based on the latest research. 这些治疗肾癌的方法包括:

非手术治疗肾癌

某些类型的肾癌可以不用手术治疗，使用:

积极监测: Close surveillance is an option for many small masses that have a low potential to spread.

放射治疗: 对于有挑战性的外科病人, high dose radiation can be used to control renal tumors or sites of spread.

免疫疗法: 刺激人体免疫系统攻击癌细胞的疗法. 我们的许多病人在接受这些治疗后病情得到缓解.

靶向治疗: These oral medications stop tumors from developing new blood vessels that can help them grow. Targeted therapies typically have fewer side effects than standard chemotherapy treatments .

肿瘤消融: 用极热或极冷来摧毁肿瘤的过程. The UCLA Health 肾癌 Program offers cryoablation and radiofrequency ablation under minimal sedation in an outpatient setting.

临床试验: Studies of promising kidney cancer treatments that are not yet available to the public. Most patients are candidates for a trial and we encourage participation when appropriate.

肾癌手术

手术是肾癌最常见的治疗方法. Your care team will consider several factors to determine which type of surgery is right for you. 他们将权衡手术是否能切除肿瘤, 拯救你的肾脏，保持你的肾脏功能. 我们提供:

• 部分切除: 切除肿瘤同时保留肾脏的外科手术.
• 根除性肾脏切除手术: 完全切除病变肾脏的手术.

专科医生通常根据肿瘤大小选择手术, location, 肾脏功能, 整体健康. At UCLA Health, surgeons often perform laparoscopy or robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery. These techniques allow us to perform surgery with a high degree of precision.

认识我们的团队

我们的医生, surgeons and clinical professionals are world-renowned experts in the diagnosis, 肾癌的管理和治疗. We stay on top of the latest research to ensure you receive the best care possible. Our team approach puts more expert eyes on your case, increasing your chances for better outcomes.