Small renal mass: report of one case and bibliographic review.
OBJECTIVE
We present a new case of small renal mass in which monitoring was chosen, no surgical intervention, and review of literature about this.


RESULTS
We present a case of a female, 80 years of age, who was diagnosed of small renal mass (2 cms). We monitored the patient every 6 months through C.T. After more two years the renal mass is the same.


CONCLUSIONS
In case of renal mass lower than 4 cm without local invasion we can choose the option of periodical monitoring with C.T. (6 monthly). It is important that the patient is assymptomatic. So therefore given the age (80 years), size of the tumor, and absence of symptoms, we can do monitoring without surgery.
Aguilar Ruiz
Antonio
A
Urology Department Hospital, Viladecans, Barcelona, Spain. 30067aar@comb.es
Pozuelo
Oscar
O
Castells
Manuel
M
Alcaraz
Antonio
A
Vargas
Cesar
C
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D014463:Ultrasonography