Sir,
In the recent years, diagnosis of small renal
tumors has increased as a result of the development
of technology and imaging technique. Number of
patients with renal cell carcinoma has been
increasing by 2-3% every year [1]. Radiofrequency
ablation therapy in the treatment of small renal
tumors has been an alternative to other methods of
treatment due to high radiological and oncological
efficacy [2]. Radiofrequency ablation therapy is
applied with success in the treatment of liver,
kidney, lung, bone and breast tumors [3].
Radiofrequency ablation therapy can be performed
to treat small renal cell carcinoma by both
percutaneous and laparoscopic approaches. This
modality has some considerable advantages, such as
decreased morbidity rate, short recovery time and
obtaining reliable oncological outcomes in the long
term follow-up [4, 5].
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Author Name: Ayhan Karakose, Mehmet Bilgehan Yuksel
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Keywords: Radiofrequency ablation, Small Renal Masses
ISSN: 2148-6832
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EOI/DOI: 10.17546/msd.84213
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