TY  - EJOU
AU  - Derweesh, Ithaar H. 
AU  - Novick, Andrew C. 

TI  - Small renal tumors: natural history, observation strategies and emerging modalities of energy based tumor ablation
T2  - Canadian Journal of Urology

PY  - 2003
VL  - 10
IS  - 3
SN  - 1488-5581

AB  - ith further advances in the technology of non-invasive
imaging modalities as well as their utilization, diagnosis
of incidental renal tumors has increased considerably. A
large proportion of these renal tumors have been small
(<4 cm) masses, for which nephron sparing surgery has
been proven to be effective for. The trend toward
minimally invasive options in the management of renal
tumors has prompted interest in energy-based ablation
techniques as a possible alternative to radical or partial
nephrectomy in select patients. This article will review
the natural history of small renal neoplasms and the
emerging modalities of energy based energy ablation such
as cryoablation, radiofrequency ablation, interstitial
photon radiation, interstitial laser technology, microwave
ablation, and Cyberknife extracorporeal renal tissue
ablation.
KW  - renal cell carcinoma
KW  -  tumor
KW  -  natural history
KW  -  energy ablation

DO  -