Renal mass biopsy is accurate for small renal masses (4 cm or less), according to a study published in the March issue of The Journal of Urology. Hwang Gyun Jeon, MD, from the Sungkyunkwan University ...

HealthDay News — Renal mass biopsy is accurate for small renal masses (4 cm or less), according to a study published in the March issue of The Journal of Urology. Hwang Gyun Jeon, MD, from the ...

In a study, only 3 of 108 patients experienced complications, all of which were minor and required no hospitalization or further intervention. Office-based ultrasound-guided renal mass biopsy (RMB) is ...

Biopsy of small renal masses (SRMs) that look like renal cell carcinoma (RCC) continues to be debated and most patients undergo treatment without tissue diagnosis. At least 20% of SRMs are benign and ...

THURSDAY, March 10, 2016 -- A type of lab test called a "core-needle biopsy," performed on tissue taken from a mass on a kidney, may be better for certain kidney cancer patients, new research suggests ...

Recent evidence from series of small renal mass biopsy samples and methodologically robust meta-analyses provides improved guidance on cost–benefit trade-offs for diagnosis and management of this ...

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of oncologic outcomes in locally advanced non-metastatic clear cell renal carcinoma. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2020 Genitourinary Cancers ...

For patients that are recently diagnosed with kidney cancer, it is important for them to do a number of different things.

Current Management of Small Renal Masses, Including Patient Selection, Renal Tumor Biopsy, Active Surveillance, and Thermal Ablation The following represents disclosure information provided by authors ...

The incidence of renal cell carcinoma is increasing, in part due to the growing use of cross-sectional imaging. Most renal tumors are now incidentally detected as small masses in asymptomatic patients ...

When diagnosed at a localized stage, renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is generally treated with surgical removal of either the entire kidney or a portion containing a tumor and has a 5-year survival rate of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A small trial that compared radiofrequency ablation with stereotactic body radiation therapy for small renal ...