Renal Cell Carcinoma
Management of small renal massesGeoff (79 years old)
Geoff, 79 years old and not so fit anymore, lives in a nursing home, where he met his third wife. He sometimes brings her a piece of sugar-free cake from the cafeteria, to enjoy on their favourite bench in the garden. He presents with complaints of abdominal pain.
Assessment summary:
- Comorbidities: diabetic nephropathy
- BMI: 28.4
- Blood work:
- Normal liver function
- Decreased renal function: eGFR 39 ml/min/1.73 m²
- Hb: 11.1 g/dl (normal range: 13.6-17.7 g/dl)
- Lab: urinalysis: normal
- Abdominal contrast-enhanced CT:
- Radiologically indeterminate SRM (1.1 cm) of the left kidney
- cT1a