Kidney and Urinary System Terms

A rare type of kidney cancer that grows and spreads quickly.

A benign (not cancer) condition in which an overgrowth of prostate tissue pushes against the urethra and the bladder, blocking the flow of urine.

A small protein normally found on the surface of many cells, including lymphocytes, and in small amounts in the blood and urine.

Surgery to remove both kidneys.

A biorepository is a facility that collects and preserves biological samples for future research rather than for direct patient care.

Samples of material, such as urine, blood, tissue, cells, DNA, RNA, and protein from humans, animals, or plants.

The bladder is a muscular, expandable organ that stores urine between the kidneys and the urethra until it is released from the body.

Bladder cancer usually begins in the cells lining the bladder's interior, most often developing as urothelial carcinoma rather than the other, less common types.

A benign (not cancer) condition in which an overgrowth of prostate tissue pushes against the urethra and the bladder, blocking the flow of urine.

A rare cancer that forms in the outer layer of tissue of the adrenal gland (a small organ on top of each kidney that makes steroid hormones, adrenaline, and noradrenaline to control heart rate…

A drug used to treat high blood pressure and urinary problems caused by an enlarged prostate.

A drug used to treat advanced renal cell carcinoma (a type of kidney cancer).

A chimeric (made from human and mouse proteins) monoclonal antibody being studied in the treatment of advanced kidney cancer and other types of cancer.

A rare type of kidney cancer, in which the inside of the cells look clear when viewed under a microscope.

A chimeric (made from human and mouse proteins) monoclonal antibody being studied in the treatment of advanced kidney cancer and other types of cancer.

The last part of a long, twisting tube that collects urine from the nephrons (cellular structures in the kidney that filter blood and form urine) and moves it into the renal pelvis and ureters.

A type of kidney tumor that is usually found before birth by ultrasound or within the first 3 months of life.

A pouch formed from a piece of small intestine to hold urine after the bladder has been removed.

A compound that is excreted from the body in urine.

Depending on the organ involved, a cystectomy may mean either removing the entire urinary bladder or removing a cyst from a different organ.