I am scheduled for a partial nephrectomy Jan.23,2019..had several months to think about it so now it's getting close I am really scared...surgeon is doing it robotically...my main concern is the mass part of it is in the kidney and part of it is not...they have already told me since it is solid mass most likely cancer...but said after mass is removed cancer is gone...what worries me it is not contained in kidney so is there a good risk that has it spread elsewhere...I've had 2 scans to get ready for surgery and nothing has told me it has spread...wonder if scan would show if spread...found mass on mri I had for hip...seeing specialist for my hip wed. Wonder if there is connection somewhere...hope to find out more wed. I hate worrying but husband just finished battling colon cancer for yr.treatments...now wonder if my turn!