Editorial Comment

The authors report 50 intraoperative CRs in this multi-institutional experience with 268 partial nephrectomies for cystic renal masses. In the patients with CR final pathology revealed malignancy in 38 (77.5%) with Fuhrman grade 2 tumors in 69% and grade 3 or greater tumors in 12%. Although it is disconcerting for the surgeon when CR occurs, it is encouraging that there was no local or systemic recurrence at a median followup of 40 months in the CR group while there was a 2.5% local recurrence rate in the nonCR group.
Source: The Journal of Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Adult Urology Source Type: research