Division of Urology, Departments of Surgery and of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
University Health Network, University of Toronto, 610 University Ave, 3-124, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada.
Small renal mass is a new distinct clinical entity. Detection of these tumors has increased with increased use of imaging.
We know that a proportion of these tumors are not renal cell carcinoma, and imaging-guided biopsy is being increasingly used for treatment planning. The objectives of this review are to provide an update on our current understanding of the biology of small renal masses and to review approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of these lesions.
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Stakhovskyi O, Yap SA, Leveridge M, Lawrentchuk N, Jewett MA. Are you the author?
Reference: AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Jun;196(6):1267-73.
doi: 10.2214/AJR.10.6336
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 21606288
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