Stage 4 Kidney Cancer Lymph Nodes. Cancer cells can travel through the lymph system after breaking away from the initial tumor leading them to the lymph nodes. In some cases surgery may still be a part of treatment.
Cancer cells have spread to nearby lymph nodes and organs or even the lungs. This system brings together information from the tnm stages and gives the cancer a number stage. Treatment of stage iv kidney cancer depends on how extensive the cancer is and on the person s general health.
Stage iv cancer can also spread to other organs without affecting nearby lymph nodes.
These range from stages 1 to 4. Number staging system. Lymph nodes are oval shaped organs found in numerous parts of the body. Common treatment options for stage 4 kidney cancer are immunotherapy chemotherapy and targeted therapy or cytokine therapy interleukin 2 or interferon.