A comparison of perinephric fat surface area and Mayo Adhesive Probability score in predicting malignancy in T1 renal masses

Recent studies have proposed that nearby fat deposits may have metabolic influence on kidney cancer pathobiology. Both fat quantity and quality may play unique roles in this complex relationship. As such, we investigated whether perinephric fat surface area (PFA), a quantitative measure of fat, or Mayo Adhesive Probability (MAP) score, a qualitative measure, were predictive of malignant pathology or Fuhrman grade in small renal masses.

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Source: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations - August 27, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ari Bernstein, Ethan B. Fram, Alexander Sankin, Evan Kovac, Abhishek Srivastava, Joseph DiVito, Joshua M. Stern Tags: Original article Source Type: research