Kidney cancer is present in about 40% of those with Von Hippel-Lindau disease. Cysts and tumors often do not cause symptoms unless they become very large, causing pain or bleeding due to bursting.

Cysts can also occur in other organs and parts of the body. In the United States, about 600,000 people have polycystic kidney disease. There is currently no cure for PKD, but treatment is available to ...

“In general, neither kidney cysts nor tumors cause symptoms, especially when they’re smaller. That means people don’t even know they have something on their kidney unless they have a scan for some ...

In general, kidney cysts do not cause symptoms such as pain or difficulty passing urine. Occasionally, some cysts have characteristics of cancer and surgery may be recommended. Polycystic kidney ...

Simple kidney cysts are common and usually do not cause symptoms. Occasionally, however, they become large and can cause pain or infection. Treatment approaches include needle aspiration of the cysts, ...

The exact cause is not known but can be attributed to weakening of the surface layer of the kidney. Symptoms include fever, abdominal pain and back pain. Diagnosis is based on the severity of the ...

People with PKD can also develop cysts in other parts of their body. The disease can cause serious complications, such as high blood pressure and kidney failure (end-stage kidney disease). No two ...

Screening of family members for kidney and hepatic cysts was negative. She has normal body growth and psychomotor development. Ultrasounds revealed large kidneys with multiple cysts (figure 1). Kidney ...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Scientists at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine (WMed) have made a ...

Symptoms of familial kidney disease in dogs Dogs affected by ... is characterized by the development of multiple fluid-filled cysts within the kidneys. Over time, these cysts can grow and cause ...