title: Small renal mass: report of one case and bibliographic review.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Urology Department Hospital, Viladecans, Barcelona, Spain. 30067aar@comb.es
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aguilar Ruiz
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pozuelo
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castells
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alcaraz
authors.forename: Cesar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vargas
mesh_terms: 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