Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020 Nov 15
Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for ≥T1b Primary Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Report From the International Radiosurgery Oncology Consortium for Kidney (IROCK).
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Yes. The teaching is usually that ≈ 20% of small renal masses (<4 cm) are benign, and this rate goes down as size increases (Thompson et al., PMID 19286217). Features such as contrast enhancement, tumor location, and sex can help to improve the malignant risk potential of these lesions, but no combi...
What advantages does SBRT for RCC have compared to other ablative techniques?
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Mainly that SBRT is non-interventional. Recall that those patients who receive percutaneous RCC therapy have either declined surgery or are poor surgical candidates due to additional medical co-morbidities. The complication rate for percutaneous ablation is overall low when compared to partial nephr...