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The Role of Percutaneous Imaging-Guided Biopsy in the Diagnosis and Management of Renal Masses

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This chapter reviews the role of percutaneous imaging-guided biopsy of renal masses in the diagnosis and management of renal tumors. Percutaneous imaging-guided biopsy of renal masses is a safe, accurate, and lower-cost alternative to surgical biopsy. It can be performed in an outpatient setting and is frequently all that is necessary to establish a diagnosis and effect patient management. Percutaneous biopsy is largely used to differentiate primary renal neoplasms from renal tumors not treated surgically, such as metastatic disease and lymphoma. Percutaneous biopsy is also used to differentiate primary neoplasms from benign renal lesions and to establish a diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma in those patients with widespread metastatic disease or with contraindications to surgery.

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Herts, B.R., Silverman, S.G. (2008). The Role of Percutaneous Imaging-Guided Biopsy in the Diagnosis and Management of Renal Masses. In: Bukowski, R.M., Novick, A.C. (eds) Clinical Management of Renal Tumors. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-149-3_3

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