What is the cause of renal pelvis tumor?

The cause of renal pelvis tumor is not clear, may be related to occupational exposure, smoking, genetics, urothelium-related diseases, drugs and other factors.

1, occupational exposure to

long-term occupational exposure to coal, coke, tar or aromatic amine substances, the risk of renal pelvis tumor is higher.

2, smoking

renal pelvis tumor occurs in the upper urinary tract epithelial tumor, the incidence of long-term smokers can be higher than the normal population.

3, genetic

Lynch syndrome patients, the possibility of renal pelvis cancer is higher than the general population.

4,

urothelithiasis, chronic urinary tract inflammation will stimulate the urotheliums for a long time, may lead to malignant change.

5, long-term drug

use phenacetin can cause kidney damage, kidney failure, renal pelvis tumor, bladder cancer and so on.