Kidneys

New kidneys study findings recently were published by researchers at Cleveland Clinic

Published in Cancer Weekly, November 4th, 2008

"We studied the pathologic features and whether clinical,features could predict pathologic outcomes in small renal masses. The study included all adult patients with solitary, nonmetastatic renal masses 4 cm or smaller confirmed by nephrectomy or needle biopsy between 2004 and 2006," scientists writing in the American Journal of Clinical Pathology report.

"Tumor size, histologic type, Fuhrman nuclear grade, and stage were obtained from surgical pathology reports. Clinical variables included age, sex, tumor size, and symptomatology. The study included 290 men and 198 women (mean age, 59.3.years). Median tumor size was 2.6 cm (range, 0.5-4.0 cm), Approximately 84%...

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