Association between renal mass biopsy and upstaging to perinephric fat involvement in a contemporary cohort of patients with clinical T1a renal cell carcinoma

The appropriate management of small renal masses has been debated extensively. Numerous management options, including extirpative surgery, ablative techniques, and active surveillance are available for these tumors [1]. From a population standpoint, the increased detection and treatment, without a resultant survival benefit, raises a concern for overtreatment of these tumors [2]. Currently, tumor size, growth rate, and histopathologic evaluation of tumor biopsy samples (in selected patients) are used for risk stratification and decision making in small renal tumors [3,4].
Source: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Original article Source Type: research