Stage 4 Cancer Kidney Failure. Stage iv kidney cancer means the cancer has grown outside of the kidney or has spread to other parts of the body such as distant lymph nodes or other organs. Stage 4 chronic kidney disease is defined as having a gfr of 15 39 ml min.
In the first the tumor has grown larger and reached tissue beyond the kidney. Kidney failure due to prostate cancer may lead to the formation of kidney stones. End stage renal disease also called end stage kidney disease occurs when chronic kidney disease the gradual loss of kidney function reaches an advanced state.
If a patient has been diagnosed with or has reached stage 4 of kidney cancer it means that the cancer has spread to other parts of the body besides the kidneys.
In stage 4a the cancer has developed in the tissues surrounding the kidneys but not in the nearby organs whereas in stage 4b other parts of the body are also affected by the cancer. In stage 4a the cancer has developed in the tissues surrounding the kidneys but not in the nearby organs whereas in stage 4b other parts of the body are also affected by the cancer. If a patient has been diagnosed with or has reached stage 4 of kidney cancer it means that the cancer has spread to other parts of the body besides the kidneys. You have a glomerular filtration rate or gfr of 15 29 ml min.