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Histological Characterisation of Small Renal Masses and Incidence of Silent Renal Masses
Joint Authors
Calatrava Fons, Ana
Almenar Medina, Sergio
Source
Issue
Vol. 2008, Issue 2008 (31 Dec. 2008), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2008-11-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
With the introduction of sonographic and CT examinations, the number of small renal masses detected has increased.
Benign neoplastic lesions are usually smaller than 4 cm in size, whilst the most common types of renal cell carcinomas have a mean size greater than that, but we must not forget that a significant number of small masses are renal cell carcinomas; even though the rate of benign cases increases as the diameter of the lesions decreases, therefore, size itself cannot be used to rule out a diagnostic of malignancy and often image characteristics are not enough to predict the nature of the lesion with certainty.
In this case, histological confirmation must be recommended.
Ideally, the histological study must be conducted on the surgical specimen, even though biopsy can be an option in selected cases.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Almenar Medina, Sergio& Calatrava Fons, Ana. 2008. Histological Characterisation of Small Renal Masses and Incidence of Silent Renal Masses. Advances in Urology،Vol. 2008, no. 2008, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496395
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Almenar Medina, Sergio& Calatrava Fons, Ana. Histological Characterisation of Small Renal Masses and Incidence of Silent Renal Masses. Advances in Urology No. 2008 (2008), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496395
American Medical Association (AMA)
Almenar Medina, Sergio& Calatrava Fons, Ana. Histological Characterisation of Small Renal Masses and Incidence of Silent Renal Masses. Advances in Urology. 2008. Vol. 2008, no. 2008, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496395
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-496395