The impact of tumor size on the survival of patients with small renal masses: A population-based study.

Yiming TangFei LiuXiaopeng MaoPengju LiMukhtar A MuminJiaying LiYi HouHongde SongHaishan LinLei TanChengpeng GuiMingxiao ZhangLiangmin FuWei ChenYong HuangJunghang Luo

Published in: Cancer medicine (2022)

Tumor growth relates to worse prognosis of T1a RCC, and 2 cm serves as a size threshold that is prognostically relevant for patients with T1a RCC. Because of the lack of accurate predictors of tumor growth rate, AS for patients with SRMs incurs a risk of tumor progression.

Keyphrases

renal cell carcinoma
poor prognosis
high resolution
free survival
ultrasound guided
computed tomography
mass spectrometry