Management of small renal masses: a review
Management of small renal masses: a review
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DOI:
10.1007/s00345-010-0516-8
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发表时间:
2010-06-01
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Ozsoy, Mehmet
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作者:
Remzi, Mesut;Javadli, Elchin;Ozsoy, Mehmet
Recently, small renal masses (SRMs) (a parts per thousand currency sign4 cm) are found more frequently, especially in the elderly and co-morbid patients. Standard treatment for SRMs is nephron-sparing surgery (NSS). New techniques like energy ablation and surveillance have been introduced.Overview of treatment options for SRMs, based mainly on the meta-analyses available for NSS, cryoablation, radio-frequency ablation (RFA), and surveillance.NSS for SRMs is the standard therapy with excellent cancer-specific survival rates up to 97%. Cryoablation was mainly performed laparoscopically, and RFA mainly percutaneously. Pretreatment biopsies were used frequently for cryoablation (80%) and less frequently for RFA (50%). Primary failure rate for cryoablation was 4.8% and for RFA 13%. Major complication rates for both procedures are around 5%. Based on 6-month post-ablative biopsies, non-contrast enhancement seems to be an effective surrogate marker after cryoablation, but not after RFA. Follow-up after energy ablation is too short to draw final conclusion. Data on surveillance are based on small, retrospective data with insufficient follow-up. Growth patterns during follow-up do not correlate with the underlying tumour entity.Standard therapy for SRMs is still NSS. Energy ablation should be reserved for the elderly patients with co-morbidities and surveillance for the elderly and infirm patients.