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 recurrent renal ...

Renal malignancy is treated by total nephrectomy (TN) or, if the renal mass is ≤4 cm, partial nephrectomy (PN) to preserve renal function. Population-based findings on the frequency of complications ...

Researchers found that partial nephrectomy -- the recommended treatment for localized kidney tumors -- was performed more frequently at hospitals that were early adopters of robotic surgery. Patients ...

The value of nephrectomy in metastatic renal-cell cancer has long been debated. Several nonrandomized studies suggest a higher rate of response to systemic therapy and longer survival in patients who ...

1. Which doctor should I consult for undergoing nephrectomy? You should consult a surgeon such as an Urologist. 2. Why should I have a kidney removed? You might have your kidney removed if it is ...

Credit: Getty Images With effective modern systemic therapies for metastatic RCC, how cytoreductive nephrectomy affects quality of life has become an increasingly relevant question, according to ...

Multimodal Artificial Intelligence Model From Baseline Histopathology Adds Prognostic Information for Distant Recurrence Assessment in Hormone Receptor–Positive/Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor ...

In 2009, the American Urological Association released guidelines recommending partial nephrectomy for the treatment of renal cancer, owing to its similar efficacy to radical nephrectomy, while ...

When Jill Custeau-Maida was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2008, her doctor booked her for surgery to have her left kidney removed. But Ms. Custeau-Maida, a recovery-room nurse in Ancaster, Ont., ...