Kidney Cancer Misdiagnosis - Medical Negligence Solicitors
Kidney cancer may not exhibit obvious symptoms in the early stages however the condition may be discovered by accident when other investigations are being carried out. Kidney cancer symptoms which do occur in the later stages include blood in the urine, painful spasms, dull pain and a persistent high temperature. There may also be a lump on the kidney that can be felt upon digital examination. These symptoms do however occur with many other less serious conditions which means that there is copious opportunity for kidney cancer misdiagnosis which is medical negligence. Illnesses which may mimic kidney cancer include infections and stones in the bladder or kidneys.
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Diagnosis
Initial diagnosis of kidney cancer follows physical examination and testing of a blood sample and a urine sample by a doctor the results of which may demand further investigation by a hospital or by a haematuria clinic. Further tests may include imaging using x-rays, magnetic fields or radioactive substances. Kidney cancer can usually be diagnosed without the necessity of a biopsy to remove a tissue sample for laboratory analysis however ion some cases where there may be doubt a biopsy will be used. Testing may also include computed tomography (CT) scans, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, intravenous pyelograms, and ultrasound scans.