In general, laparoscopic surgery is indicated for exophytic (the lesion protrudes from the kidney’s surface) tumors. Open surgery, however, may be indicated in more complex cases (larger tumors, centrally located tumors or solitary kidneys).

What is Exophytic lesion of kidney?

In general, laparoscopic surgery is indicated for exophytic (the lesion protrudes from the kidney’s surface) tumors. Open surgery, however, may be indicated in more complex cases (larger tumors, centrally located tumors or solitary kidneys).

Is a lesion on the kidney serious?

Some kidney masses are benign (not cancerous) and some are malignant (cancerous). One in four kidney masses are benign. Smaller masses are more likely to be benign. Larger masses are more likely to be cancerous.

Are Exophytic masses cancerous?

Pathologists use the word exophytic to describe both non-cancerous growths and cancerous tumours. The opposite of exophytic is endophytic. Exophytic is not a diagnosis by itself. It is a description of the changes seen under the microscope.

What percentage of kidney lesions are cancerous?

About 20-30% of “suspicious” kidney tumors when removed prove to be benign! These benign growths include cysts, oncocytomas, angiomyolipomas, and mixed epithelial stromal tumors. Thus, 70-80% of these “small” kidney tumors are cancers and fortunately the majority are “well behaved” (low grade) cancers.

What is the difference between Exophytic and endophytic?

Exophytic tumors grow out from the mucosal surface in cauliflower-like clusters, while endophytic tumors crawl under the mucosa, carpeting the inferior of the distinct local structure.

Are kidney lesions common?

Abstract. Cystic renal lesions are a common incidental finding on routinely imaging examinations. Although a benign simple cyst is usually easy to recognize, the same is not true for complex and multifocal cystic renal lesions, whose differential diagnosis includes both neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions.

How do you treat a lesion on the kidney?

Options include:

  1. Puncturing and draining the cyst, then filling it with alcohol. Rarely, to shrink the cyst, your doctor inserts a long, thin needle through your skin and through the wall of the kidney cyst.
  2. Surgery to remove the cyst. A large or symptomatic cyst may require surgery to drain and remove it.

What lesion means?

Definition of lesion 1 : injury, harm. 2 : an abnormal change in structure of an organ or part due to injury or disease especially : one that is circumscribed (see circumscribe sense 1) and well defined.

What is Exophytic squamous cell carcinoma?

Exophytic and papillary squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) are uncommon variants of SCC of the upper aerodigestive tract mucosa. The histomorphologic distinction between these variants has not been previously attempted or correlated with prognostic outcome.

What is the meaning of Exophytic?

Exophytic is derived from the Ancient Greek roots: εξω (exo) meaning ‘outer’ and φυτον (phuton) meaning ‘plant’, as the term exophyte in botany refers to a parasite that grows on the outside of a plant 2.