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The role of surveillance for small renal masses

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  1. A Volpe is a Urologic Oncology Fellow in the Division of Urology, Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital and the University Health Network, University of Toronto, Canada. MAS Jewett is Professor of Urology at the University of Toronto, Canada, and Senior Surgeon in the same institution as A Volpe.,

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Volpe, A., Jewett, M. The role of surveillance for small renal masses. Nat Rev Urol 4, 2–3 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpuro0674

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