Management of small renal masses: A review

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 275-281

  Remzi, Mesut ^a   Javadli, Elchin ^a   Özsoy, Mehmet ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Active surveillance; Cryoablation; HIFU; High intensity focused Ultrasound; Laser interstitial thermal therapy; LITT; Microwave thermotheraphy; MWT; Nephrectomy; Nephron sparing surgery; Partial nephrectomy; Puls cavitational ultrosound; Radiofrequency ablation; Radiosurgery; Renal cell carcinoma; Renal tumour; Small renal masses

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY TUMOR; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORTALITY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BURDEN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 77952875508     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-010-0516-8     Document Type: Article

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