Review Article

Surveillance as an Option for the Treatment of Small Renal Masses

Table 2

Tumour diameter and aggressiveness [24].

65 tumours: ≤2 cm103 tumours: 2.1–3.0 cm119 tumours: 3.1–4.0 cm

73.8% RCC78.6% RCC82.4% RCC
24.6% benign20.4% benign16.0% benign

168 tumours: 3 cm119 tumours: 3.1–4.0 cm

10.9% pT3a or greater35.7% pT3a or greater
4.7% G3-G425.5% G3-G4
2.4% M+8.4% M+