title: Partial nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: Although radical nephrectomy must still be considered optimal curative therapy for patients with localized renal cell carcinoma and a normal opposite kidney, partial nephrectomy is the treatment of choice when localized renal cell carcinoma is present bilaterally or in a solitary functioning kidney. In such patients, partial nephrectomy allows complete surgical excision of the primary tumor while preserving sufficient renal parenchyma to avoid the need for renal replacement therapy. Parenchyma-sparing techniques are detailed in this article.
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography