REVIEW: Biopsy of renal masses: when and why

Abstract

REVIEW: Biopsy of renal masses: when and why - Cancer Imaging REVIEW: Biopsy of renal masses: when and why - Percutaneous image-guided biopsy of renal masses is a safe and accurate procedure. Although once reserved for the diagnosis of unresectable renal cell carcinoma, metastases, lymphoma, and infection, today percutaneous image-guided biopsy has an expanded role. There is increasing awareness that a substantial proportion of small, solid renal masses are benign neoplasms. Although imaging can be used to diagnose most of them, some are incorrectly believed to represent renal cell carcinoma and unnecessary surgery may be performed.