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Understanding the role of percutaneous biopsy in the management of patients with a small renal mass.
Urology - 1 Feb 2012
Tan Hung-Jui, Jacobs Bruce L, Hafez Khaled S, Montgomery Jeffrey S, Weizer Alon Z, Wood David P, Miller David C, Wolf J Stuart
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate patient and tumor characteristics associated with percutaneous renal mass biopsy (RMB) among patients with small renal masses (SRMs) and assessed the impact on clinical decision-making. MATERIALS AND METHODS: For 204 consecutive patients presenting with a clinical stage T1 renal mass at our institution, we collected data regarding patient demographics, comorbidity, renal function, anatomic...
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