Review Article

Surveillance as an Option for the Treatment of Small Renal Masses

Table 1

Tumour size versus histology [23].

Tumour size (cm)No. of benign tumours (%)No. of RCC (%)

0.0–0.9 1 (14.3)6 (85.7)
1.0–1.9 16 (29.6)38 (70.4)
2.0–2.9 19 (22.9)63 (75.9)
3.0–3.9 11 (17.5)52 (82.5)
4.0–4.9 3 (9.4)28 (87.5)
5.0–5.9 2 (6.9)26 (89.7)
6.0–6.9 0 (0.0)18 (100.0)
7.0 or greater4 (6.3)58 (92.1)
Totals56 (16.0)289 (82.8)