SAN ANTONIO -- Delaying surgery for small renal masses in favor of a period of surveillance did not adversely affect feasibility or outcomes of subsequent nephron-sparing interventions, a large ...

Renal Mass Biopsy for a Small Renal Mass Can Be Accurate CKD risk is increased 3.9-fold for patients who undergo radical vs partial nephrectomy. Patients with preserved renal function who undergo ...

Credit: Getty Images Percutaneous ablation for small renal masses is associated with a higher retreatment rate compared with partial nephrectomy, according to a study. Percutaneous ablation for small ...

For most children with renal masses, the standard of care has long been to remove the entire affected kidney- which is the protocol for Wilms tumor, the most common kidney cancer in children. But is ...

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 ...

Historically patients with a body mass index (BMI) over 40 could not undergo a kidney transplant surgery due to increased risks, such as the surgeon not being able to see well enough due to the extra ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A novel, noninvasive method was able to accurately and noninvasively identify clear cell renal carcinoma (ccRCC,), and shows promise for differentiating indeterminant renal masses, say ...

Every cancer diagnosis comes with different levels of certainty, sometimes making a diagnosis tricky. The initial image offered by radiologic scans may look different once a cystic tumor is removed ...