Renal Tumours

Calcification of Renal Tumours

certain conditions. Braasch and Griffin (1936) of the Mayo Clinic report on the significance of the radiographic evidence of calcified deposits in renal tumours in relation to prognosis. Cahill and Melicow (1938) of the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, report a series of 118 renal tumours since 1929. Eighty-two of these tumours were of the renal parenchyma, as proved by operation and pathology;...

Primary renal tumours in childhood.

Although practically every form of tumour found in the-,adult kidney has been reported in childhood, the overwhelming majority of primary renal tumours in childhood are embryomata (syn: Wilms' tumour). Benign renal tumours are rare in children. Adenomata seldom cause symptoms and are generally discovered at autopsy. Fibromata are usually small and sub-capsular but may grow slowly over a period ...

Radiofrequency ablation of renal tumours

Pattern of malignant renal tumours using 2004 WHO classification of renal tumours on radical nephrectomy.

OBJECTIVE To determine the type of malignant renal tumours subjected to radical nephrectomy at a tertiary care urology unit using the 2004 WHO classification for renal tumours. METHODS It was an observational study conducted at Department of Urology, AFIU Rawalpindi, from October 2008 to September 2010. The study included 92 patients with malignant renal tumours of both genders aged above 15 ...

Renal Tumours in Adults with Correlation between Fuhrman Grading and Proliferative Marker

Background: Definite data regarding the incidence and distribution of renal tumours in eastern India is not known. For better management, as it is essential to identify patients with poor prognosis, prognostic factors like stage, nuclear grade and their relationship to molecular markers are also unclear in this region. The purpose of our study was to assess the spectrum of adu...