title: The role of surgery in the management of early-stage renal cancer.
abstract: There were an estimated 58,240 new cases and 13,040 deaths from kidney cancer in the United States in 2010. The increased treatment and cure of small, incidentally discovered renal tumors, most of which are nonlethal in nature, has not offset the increased mortality caused by advanced and metastatic tumors. In this article, the optimum approach to the surgical management of localized renal tumors and its impact on renal function are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Urology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA. RussoP@MSKCC.org
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Russo
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome