Treatment of Exophytic Renal Cancer Smaller than 3 cm: Surgery versus Active Surveillance

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No AccessJournal of UrologyOpposing Views1 Jan 2015Treatment of Exophytic Renal Cancer Smaller than 3 cm: Surgery versus Active Surveillance Costas D. Lallas, Edouard J. Trabulsi, Samuel D. Kaffenberger, and Karim A. Touijer Costas D. LallasCostas D. Lallas More articles by this author , Edouard J. TrabulsiEdouard J. Trabulsi More articles by this author , Samuel D. KaffenbergerSamuel D. Kaffenberger More articles by this author , and Karim A. TouijerKarim A. Touijer More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2014.10.052AboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail References 1 : Histopathological characteristics of localized renal cell carcinoma correlate with tumor size: a SEER analysis. J Urol2009; 181: 29. Link, Google Scholar 2 : Effect of renal cancer size on the prevalence of metastasis at diagnosis and mortality. J Urol2009; 181: 1020. Link, Google Scholar 3 : Active surveillance of small renal masses: progression patterns of early stage kidney cancer. Eur Urol2011; 60: 39. Google Scholar 4 : Delayed intervention of sporadic renal masses undergoing active surveillance. Cancer2008; 112: 1051. Google Scholar 5 : Small renal mass biopsy—how, what and when: report from an international consensus panel. BJU Int2014; 113: 854. Google Scholar 6 : Metastatic renal cell carcinoma risk according to tumor size. J Urol2009; 182: 41. Link, Google Scholar 7 : Active surveillance of small renal masses. Nat Rev Urol2013; 10: 266. Google Scholar 8 : Anatomic features of enhancing renal masses predict malignant and high-grade pathology: a preoperative nomogram using the RENAL Nephrometry score. Eur Urol2011; 60: 241. Google Scholar 9 : Intratumor heterogeneity and branched evolution revealed by multiregion sequencing. N Engl J Med2012; 366: 883. Google Scholar © 2015 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 193Issue 1January 2015Page: 16-18 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2015 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Costas D. Lallas More articles by this author Edouard J. Trabulsi More articles by this author Samuel D. Kaffenberger More articles by this author Karim A. Touijer More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...