The research progress on positive margins of nephron sparing surgery for renal cell carcinoma / 中华泌尿外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Nephron sparing surgery ( NSS ) has become the standard treatment of small renal cancer . NSS have the similar curative effect compared with radical nephrectomy and preserve the kidney fuction. However, positive surgical margins after NSS is increasing and has attracted more and more attention. We will discuss positive surgical margins related factors and how to reduce the positive surgical margins in this review.