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. 2018 Mar;57(3):295-299.
doi: 10.1007/s00120-018-0584-8.

[Watchful waiting and active surveillance of small renal masses]

[Article in German]
R Mager  1 , S Frees  2 , A Haferkamp  2
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[Watchful waiting and active surveillance of small renal masses]

[Article in German]
R Mager et al. Urologe A. 2018 Mar.

Abstract

The incidence of small renal masses ≤4 cm is increasing due to the widespread use of cross-sectional imaging. The majority of these represent indolent forms, but the risk for developing metastases is reported in up to 6% of patients. Particularly in old and comorbid patients surgery might be harmful overtreatment. Thus, there is an increasing demand to establish oncologically safe active surveillance protocols. Radiographic or biopsy-based biological markers to appropriately designate candidates for active surveillance are currently the focus of research.

Keywords: Biomarkers; Biopsy; Mutations; Neoplasm metastasis; Renal cell carcinoma.

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