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stage III renal cell cancer

(... REE-nul sel KAN-ser)
One of the following is found: (1) the cancer in the kidney is any size and cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes; or (2) cancer has spread to blood vessels in or near the kidney (renal vein or vena cava), to the fat around the structures in the kidney that collect urine, or to the layer of fatty tissue around the kidney. Cancer may have spread to nearby lymph nodes. Also called stage III kidney cancer.
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Stage III kidney cancer; drawing shows cancer in the left kidney and in a) nearby lymph nodes, b) the renal vein, c) the structures in the kidney that collect urine, and d) the layer of fatty tissue around the kidney. Also shown are the right kidney, the right and left adrenal glands, and the vena cava.Enlarge this image in new window
Stage III kidney cancer. The cancer in the kidney is any size and cancer has spread to a) nearby lymph nodes, b) the blood vessels in or near the kidney (renal vein or vena cava), c) the structures in the kidney that collect urine, or d) the layer of fatty tissue around the kidney.
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