Sequencing of Renal Mass Biopsy and Ablation: Results from the National Cancer Database.

Staged RMB is more frequently performed in more recent years and is associated with lower odds of inpatient hospital stay and unplanned readmissions within 30 days. These potential benefits, combined with the potential to limit ablation of benign tumors, need to be weighed against additional health care costs and inconvenience associated with 2 interventions.