title: Morphometric scores for renal tumors: what does the radiologist need to know?
abstract: Numerous therapeutic options are possible in the treatment of renal carcinomas including radical nephrectomy, partial nephrectomy, cryoablation, radiofrequency, active follow-up and among surgical treatments, different approaches may be used such as laparotomy, laparoscopy, robotic-assisted intervention. The choice between these different procedures is partially based on the anatomic conditions of the tumors. Different anatomic scores determined from cross-sectional imaging have been built to predict the complexity of the surgical procedure. The goals of this article are to review the relevant morphologic pattern for management of patients with renal tumors, to know how to calculate these different scores and to understand the clinical applications of these scores.
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, CHU Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Millet
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, CHU Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: Fernanda Curros
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Doyon
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, CHU Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pages
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, CHU Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: Rodolphe
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thuret
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, CHU Montpellier, France. Electronic address: p-taourel@chu-montpellier.fr.
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Taourel
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D003657:Decision Making; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D060787:Neoplasm Grading; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009392:Nephrectomy; D010347:Patient Care Planning
keywords: Classification; Kidney; Tumor