[Multifocal renal carcinoma: anatomic-clinical aspects].
Between 1992 and 1996 we examined 387 kidneys after nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma. The capsules were removed and the kidneys were serially sectioned at 5 mm intervals; cortical and intraparenchymal nodules were examined histologically. Of the 387 kidneys 12 (3%) contained multifocal renal cell carcinoma and only 3 with clinically overt tumor ut to 3 cm. in diameter. We conclude that partial nephrectomy should be widely accepted in patients with small renal cell carcinoma in presence of a normal controlateral kidney.
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D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*