PROGRESSION AND LONG-TERM SURVIVAL AFTER SIMPLE ENUCLEATION FOR THE ELECTIVE TREATMENT OF RENAL CELL CARCINOMA: EXPERIENCE IN 107 PATIENTS

Simple tumor enucleation is a safe and acceptable approach for elective nephron sparing surgery. It provides excellent long-term progression-free and cancer specific survival rates, and is not associated with an increased risk of local recurrence compared with partial nephrectomy.