Can renal hamartoma be cured?

In life, many people may not have heard of renal hamartoma. Renal hamartoma is a substantial space-occupying lesion and one of the more common benign renal tumors. Generally, renal hamartoma will not develop into cancer, but some patients have the possibility of developing cancer under the influence of certain internal and external environmental factors. Can renal hamartoma be cured? General drugs have no effect on renal hamartoma. Just follow up and observe. As long as it does not continue to grow larger, no treatment is needed. If it grows larger, surgery is required.

Can renal hamartoma be cured?

First, hamartomas are characterized by high incidence, high rate of canceration, high recurrence rate, difficult surgery, and many complications. There is no specific treatment at home or abroad, so many hamartoma patients suffer from rapid tumor growth, tissue cell necrosis, and even canceration due to lack of correct and effective treatment. Second, renal hamartoma is a benign tumor of the renal parenchyma that can occur in both the cortex and medulla. It is generally believed that the main pathological basis of tumor bleeding is that tumors contain abundant vascular tissue, and the walls of these blood vessels vary in thickness and lack elasticity. The blood vessels have tortuous courses and may become aneurysmal, and can rupture with slight external force. Third, although it sounds so scary as mentioned above, in fact, renal hamartomas smaller than 4 cm do not require treatment. Only those larger than 4 cm need treatment. If the tumor is larger than 4 cm and grows rapidly, or if the tumor is close to the renal hilum or the large blood vessels at the renal hilum, it needs to be removed surgically.

What are the dangers of renal hamartoma?

Renal hamartoma is often detected during physical examinations, so it is important to have regular physical examinations, especially color Doppler ultrasounds. When the disease is first detected, doctors usually recommend an enhanced CT scan to confirm the location of the hamartoma.

Patients with renal hamartoma should take various active treatment methods regardless of whether they have symptoms or not. First of all, they should adjust their bad eating and living habits and regularly participate in physical exercise to achieve the effect of strengthening their physical fitness and increasing their resistance.

When the diameter of renal hamartoma is less than 4 square centimeters, conservative treatment combining Chinese and Western medicine should be adopted; if the diameter is 4-8 centimeters, follow the doctor's advice and decide whether to use conservative treatment or surgical treatment based on your specific situation; if the diameter is greater than 8 centimeters, surgical treatment is mostly adopted.

For patients with smaller tumor diameter, renal B-ultrasound can be reviewed every 3 months, and renal color Doppler ultrasound can be reviewed if necessary. The purpose is to observe whether the tumor grows in a short period of time. If it grows very fast in a short period of time, you should communicate with the doctor in time and take timely and effective measures.

In daily life, you should keep a happy mood and avoid getting angry. Patients with renal hamartoma should eat light and nutritious food. Patients with renal hamartoma should avoid excessive force, lifting heavy objects, and not doing strenuous exercise to avoid increasing abdominal pressure and causing tumor rupture and bleeding.

You can do low-intensity exercises such as long-distance walking. If you find abdominal lumps, weight loss, fatigue, and other symptoms, you should see a doctor and get treatment early. Note: Don’t be scared when you see above that renal hamartomas can turn into cancer, because renal hamartomas are generally benign, only a few are malignant, and if the renal hamartoma is not large, it does not require treatment.