how can a tumor turn into bone?

Question

renal cell cancer, tumor adhered kidney to vena cava, occluded a kidney vein and began to occlude the vena cava; grew very hard & became bone; what would have happened if this had not been discovered and corrected?

Answer 1

First, you have been slightly misinformed. The tumor may calcify, or otherwise harden, but it does NOT turn into bone.

Regarding what might have happened, I agree that kidney failure would be a likely outcome. Either calls for a transplant, but at minimum, dialysys, perhaps for life.

Answer 2

A tumor cannot turn into a bone. Cells are specific. A kidney or renal cell cannot become an osteo or bone cell. Part of the body can be invaded by other cells, but that does not change the cells from one type to another. The vena cava is a piece of the anatomy of the heart. An embolism or aneurysm can happen, or an embolism can travel, but a renal vein is not going to adhere to the vena cava. Tumors can grow on the kidneys or anywhere for that matter but they DO NOT become bones.

Answer 3

the tumor would eventually occlude the vena cavea to the point where no more blood would enter or leave the heart and the patient would die from heart failure. if your patient has renal cell carcinoma they are preatty tost anyways. the tumor might have been bening, since the patient has bone cancer the cells consisting the tumor will eventually turn bone and get in the way of the blood flow, hence bone cancer.

Answer 4

Kidney failure

Answer 5

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