Tag: Cancer: Kidney
Laparoscopic Nephrectomy Feasible As Outpatient Surgery
Most patients discharged home within first six hours after surgery; none readmitted
Patient Experience Linked to Urologic CA Surgical Outcomes
Less prolonged hospitalization, fewer nursing-sensitive complications in high-performing hospitals
Percutaneous Needle-Based OCT Differentiates Renal Masses
Significantly lower median µOCT for oncocytoma versus renal cell carcinoma
Continued Aspirin Treatment Safe With Partial Nephrectomy
Findings among patients on chronic antiplatelet therapy for cardioprotection
Core-Needle Biopsy Effective in Evaluation of Renal Masses
Image-guided testing of tissue from the renal mass may lead to improved treatments, researchers say
Oncocytomas Tend to Grow Slowly Over Time
Growth does not seem to indicate malignancy; active surveillance seems safe
Renal Mass Biopsy Accurate for Small Renal Masses
Between renal mass biopsy, surgical pathology, rate of accuracy in identifying malignancies 97.1 percent
Robotic Sx Feasible for Inferior Vena Cava Tumor Thrombectomy
Case series shows robotic nephrectomy is feasible and performed safely in selected patients
ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, Jan. 7-9
The ASCO 2016 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium The annual Genitourinary Cancers Symposium of the American Society of Clinical Oncology was held from Jan. 7...
ASCO: Cabozantinib Improves Progression-Free Survival in RCC
Improvements seen across patient subgroups defined by risk category, tumor burden, prior therapy
