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Tumour seeding in the tract of percutaneous renal tumour biopsy: A report on seven cases from a UK tertiary referral centre

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The role of percutaneous renal tumour biopsy (RTB) in the management of radiological indeterminate renal masses is long established. Patients with small renal masses who have biopsy-proven renal cell carcinoma (RCC) may be offered surgery, ablative therapy, or active surveillance, and RTB can provide diagnostic tissue from patients with metastatic disease who might benefit from systemic therapy. Current guidelines suggest that tumour seeding along the needle tract is anecdotal, but several ca...

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10.1016/j.eururo.2018.12.011

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Publisher:
Elsevier
Journal:
European Urology More from this journal
Volume:
75
Issue:
5
Pages:
861-867
Publication date:
2018-12-24
Acceptance date:
2018-12-07
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0302-2838
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921797
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2019-01-02

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