5 years ago
Recent JAMA Publication by Bjurlin Suggests Small Kidney Tumors Can Be Managed Without Resection
A recent JAMA publication by UNC Urologist Marc Bjurlin, DO, MSc and two NYU Langone Health Physicians provide evidence to suggest many incidentally discovered small kidney tumors =< 4 cm (AJCC stage T1a) can be managed expectantly without resection because for some patients the risk is greater for mortality from nononcologic causes than from the kidney cancer.