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What is the clinical significance of ipsilateral renal lesions during nephron-sparing surgery?

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boxed-textRaz O et al. (2007) The prevalence of malignancy in satellite renal lesions and its surgical implication during nephron sparing surgery. J Urol 178: 1892–1895

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  1. PL Crispen is a Fellow in Urologic Oncology and BC Leibovich is an Associate Professor of Urology and Director of Urologic Oncology at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.,

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