Posted on 29th February, 2024 at 11:15:01 PM
Kidney tumors are usually slow-growing tumors. planned surgeries (radical nephrectomy or partial nephrectomy )for T1 (tumors less than 7 cm ) can be postponed in the current situation balancing the risk of tumor progression and risk of COVID infection. Discuss with your Uro-Oncologist.
For bigger tumors T2 (more than 7 cm in size ) also depending on the clinical situation surgery can be delayed by up to 3 months as this delay has not shown any decrease in overall survival or cancer-specific survival.
Surgery should not be delayed in c T3 stage tumors or tumors with a thrombus in the renal vein or Inferior venacava.
