Should Radical Nephrectomy Be Standard Of Care For Renal Cortical Tumors 4cm Or Less? Raised Incidence Of Chronic Renal Disease After Radical Nephrect

... UroToday.com - Since the studies of Robson, radical nephrectomy has remained the gold standard for treatment of renal cortical tumors. More recently, partial nephrectomy, even in the setting of a normal contralateral kidney, has demonstrated oncologic equipoise with radical nephrectomy for resection of renal tumors that in anatomically favorable sites and are 7 cm or less. [click link for full article] ...