Background: Small renal masses (SRMs) are defined as contrast-enhanced renal lesions
less than or equal to 4 cm in maximal diameter, which can be compatible with stage T1a …

With the widespread availability and use of cross-sectional imaging (computed tomography
[CT], ultrasonography [US], and magnetic resonance ([MR] imaging), the detection of small …

Diagnosis and treatment of renal tumors has been significantly improved by its early
radiologic detection in the last two decades (1). Early radiologic detection of renal masses …

One of the consequences of the growing use of diagnostic imaging techniques is the notable
growth in the detection of small renal masses presumably corresponding to localized …

Small renal masses (SRM) are defined as contrast-enhancing solid masses detected on
diagnostic imaging, with a size of less than or equal to 4cm, corresponding to renal cell …

Objective The detection of renal masses< 3 cm has continually increased over the last few
years due to the improvements and wide use of imaging techniques that have made early …

Background The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-
enhanced computed tomography (CT) and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging …

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for approximately 4% of cancers and 2% of cancer
mortality in the United States. 1 In the past, most patients presented with advanced-stage …

Discovery of small solid renal masses via echography, CT-scan or MRI is common in current
medical practice, with more than 70% found incidentally. Although they include benign …

Small renal masses (SRMs) comprise an important part of most urologist's workload. This
special issue contains a series of evidenced-based papers written by leading experts in the …