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The Use of Reverse Phase Protein Arrays RPPA to Explore Protein Expression Variation within Individual Renal Cell Cancers
Published on: January 22, 2013
[No treatment of a renal cancer without biopsy anymore]
1Service urologie et transplantation rénale, hôpital de la Conception, Marseille, France.
Abstract:
No treatment of a renal cancer without biopsy anymore. Imaging modalities are not accurate for histological diagnosis of renal masses. An histological diagnosis helps to choose the optimal management of a renal mass. Percutaneous biopsy of renal mass is an accurate procedure with low morbidity. It is performed with local anesthesia in an outpatient setting. The biopsy results and optimal management of the renal mass are discussed and validated during the multidisciplinary oncologic round. The patient can be properly and fully informed about the planned management. Because the benefit/risk ratio is in favor of renal tumor biopsy in most of cases, renal tumor biopsy must be discussed and proposed to patients harboring an undetermined renal mass.
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