Purpose: Few published studies have combined prognostic factors to predict the likelihood
of recurrence after surgery for renal cell carcinoma. We developed a nomogram for this …

BACKGROUND: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is used to
obtain local control of small renal masses. However, available long-term oncologic …

Although renal cell carcinoma accounts for only 3% of adult malignancies, it has been
increasing in incidence by 2–4% per year since the 1970's. Cigarette smoking, obesity and …

Purpose: We evaluated a patient cohort with renal tumors 4 cm. or less treated with partial or
radical nephrectomy. We compared patient and tumor characteristics, and survival in these 2 …

Patients with bilateral multifocal renal cell carcinoma are at increased risk of developing
locally recurrent or de novo tumors after nephron-sparing procedures. When dealing with …

Purpose: We evaluated the differences in cancer specific, distant metastasis-free and local
recurrence-free survival in patients with sporadic subtype concordant bilateral synchronous …

Background. About 2% of patients with a carcinoma in one kidney develop either
metastases or a new primary tumor in the contralateral kidney. Often, renal cancers progress …

Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has gained clinical importance over the last years for
the characterization of hepatic masses. Its role in extrahepatic indications has been …

An interesting group of papers in this section is headed by two papers on synchronous
bilateral renal tumours, one from an international group of authors and one from Germany …

PURPOSE: Nephron sparing surgery has been advocated for patients with bilateral renal
masses but long-term functional and oncological outcomes are lacking. We report the …