Background While partial nephrectomy (PN) is the recommended treatment for many small
renal masses, anatomically complex tumors necessitate a clear understanding of the …

The acute scrotum is a challenging condition for the treating emergency physician requiring
consideration of a number of possible diagnoses including testicular torsion. Prompt …

Purpose: The purpose of this guideline is to provide a clinical framework for follow-up of
clinically localized renal neoplasms undergoing active surveillance, or following definitive …

Background Preoperative identification of tumour type could have important implications for
the choice of treatment for renal cancers. Antibody cG250 reacts against carbonic anhydrase …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the prognostic significance of subtyping papillary renal cell
carcinoma (PRCC) into type 1 and type 2 tumors. METHODS: From 1995 to 2004, 1358 …

Abstract The International Society of Urologic Pathology 2012 Consensus Conference on
renal cancer, through working group 3, focused on the issues of staging and specimen …

Tubulocystic carcinoma of the kidney (TC-RCC) is a rare renal tumor with unique gross and
microscopic features unlike other types of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Several recent …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the pathologic features, including histologic subtype and tumor
size, associated with multifocal renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and the impact of multifocality on …

Although surgical treatment is curative for localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC), 25% of
patients present with locally advanced or disseminated disease, and disease will recur …

This article presents the oncological and medical rationale for partial nephrectomy as the
treatment of choice whenever possible for T1 renal tumors. The value of partial nephrectomy …