{"id":1920,"date":"2024-02-01T15:12:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T13:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/?post_type=condition_faq&#038;p=1920"},"modified":"2024-02-01T15:12:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T13:12:51","slug":"are-there-any-specific-tests-necessary-for-diagnosing-kidney-cancer","status":"publish","type":"condition_faq","link":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/condition_faq\/are-there-any-specific-tests-necessary-for-diagnosing-kidney-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Are there any specific tests necessary for diagnosing kidney cancer?"},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","faq-category":[85,59],"service_type":[],"class_list":["post-1920","condition_faq","type-condition_faq","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","faq-category-renal-cancer","faq-category-urology-faq"],"meta_box":{"faq_title_t3lmo":"Are there any specific tests necessary for diagnosing kidney cancer?","faq_description_70nds":"","faq_textarea_60nds":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most of the time there is no need for complex investigations,your Urologist will guide you as to what tests are needed.The diagnosis is based on a combination of some of the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">an ultrasound scan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a CT scan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">an MRI scan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a cystoscopy, which is an inspection of the bladder using a thin flexible instrument.This is necessary in cases where there is suspicion of cancer arising from the collecting system of the kidney , to rule out any concomitant bladder tumours<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">using a needle to collect a small sample of cells from 1 of your kidneys (biopsy) for testing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Functional tests of the kidneys.Sometimes it may be necessary to have a detailed overview of each kidney\u2019s function so that the best possible treatment plan can be made.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/condition_faq\/1920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/condition_faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/condition_faq"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-category?post=1920"},{"taxonomy":"service_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service_type?post=1920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}