ccRCC Stage T3a, Grade 3
These images are from my personal journey with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.
I was diagnosed in January 2023 and had a radical nephrectomy in February 2023.
jeff kallis
CT Scan Image
This is an image from the CT scan I had on January 25, 2023. The reason for the CT Urogram was to confirm that I had a kidney stone(s) and pinpoint where the stone(s) was located. I did have a 6 mm kidney stone from my left kidney, lodged in the ureter at the entrance of the bladder and refusing to move further.
In addition, something more sinister was identified. A 5 cm mass in my other (right) kidney. Thank God for that kidney stone. I had no symptoms from the kidney mass itself, in the right kidney.
Kidney Stone
Kidney Tumor
Pathology - Kidney
This is my right kidney that was removed during my radical nephrectomy. The highlighted area is the kidney mass.
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The pathologist at Mayo Clinic, Dr. John Cheville, diagnosed the mass as Stage T3a, Grade 3, with renal vein invasion.
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The mass was a higher stage and grade and was more invasive than what could be seen with imaging alone.