Small mass lesion in kidney,lung nodule

2026-03-07 07:54:40
My father have been diagnosed with a small mass lesion in kidney less than 4 cm, exophytic, nephrometry score is 6, urologist suggested for partial nephrectomy, my fear is with the lung nodules as it can happen beacuse of metastasis, we have done PET CT , reporte are yet to come, the nodules are so small cannot be even takrn for biopsy, will do repeat CT after 6 months, but if cancer then what are the chances of recovery?
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Hello. The chances of these subcentimetric lung nodules being metastatic in a 4 cm kidney mass is quite low. The plan of partial nephrectomy is appropriate and should be proceeded with

Answered2026-03-07 15:57:36

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