title: Extracorporeal stereotactic radiosurgery for small renal masses.
abstract: Over the past decade we have witnessed both a grade and stage migration for renal cell carcinoma. This shift in clinicopathology has been met with a paradigm shift in the treatment of these renal mass lesions. This trend has evolved from laparoscopic extirpation to needle-based and now extracorporeal ablation. At the forefront of the extracorporeal, minimally invasive treatment modalities is radiosurgical ablation. Still in its inaugural phase, renal radiosurgery is devoid of any long-term studies; however, short-term studies thus far show enormous potential. Herein we present the current status of radiosurgical ablation of small renal masses.
authors.affiliation: Center for Urologic Oncology & Minimally Invasive Therapies, Institute for Surgery and Innovation, Department of Urology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106-5046, USA.
authors.forename: Gino J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Vricella
authors.forename: Nicholas A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Boncher
authors.forename: Lee E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Ponsky
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome