Surgical removal of renal tumors with low metastatic potential based on clinical radiographic size: A systematic review of the literature.

CONCLUSION: A substantial portion of patients with SRM are undergoing surgical excision despite harboring tumors of low metastatic potential. The rate of high-grade histology increased with increasing clinical radiographic size, which can be used in counseling and decision-making regarding placement on active surveillance. The number of low-risk SRM removed annually in the United States increased from 8,500 in 2000 to 13,600 in 2014 with stabilization in recent years. PMID: 31202730 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Urologic Oncology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Urol Oncol Source Type: research