A Multi-institutional Study on Histopathological Characteristics of Surgically Treated Renal Tumors: the Importance of Tumor Size

Abstract

In renal tumors, small tumor size is prognostic for favorable postsurgical histopathologies such as benign tumors, low T stages, and low Fuhrman's nuclear grades. Our observations are expected to facilitate urologists to adopt function-preserving approach in the planning of surgery for small renal tumors with favorable predicted outcomes.