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Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Sep 26 5:11pm | Replies (14)
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I'm hoping that you will receive positive results from your provider. I'm having my own doubts about my recent CT scan which revealed a "mass" 2.1cm on one kidney. Six months later, it's measuring 2.6cm. My Dr. advised a partial nephrectomy. I asked about cryoablation instead and was told that due to the location of the "mass", cryo would not be advisable. I was desperately hoping for the less invasive option. I'm now awaiting a second opinion
from a Boston Surgeon who specializes in cryoablation. (Not even certain that it's cancerous).
Fingers crossed.
Anita B.
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I haven't heard from my provider about the possibility that the mass had decreased in size between the CT scan in April (4.5 cm) and the biopsy in August (3.5 cm) and, since he's moving, I may not. From what I had read on various sites, a mass of less than 4 cm is usually benign and they just monitor it. I had no risk factors at all. but because of the size of the mass (based on the results of the CT scan), its location (right in the center of the kidney), and my doctor's recommendation, I agreed to the radical nephrectomy. I don't know about the accuracy of the tests or why there was a discrepancy between the tests in the size of the mass, but the doctor did a lapaoscopy in May and said the mass was larger than the CT scan had indicated. Think about getting a second opinion on the necessity of any action at this point. I wish you well.