Editing Renal Mass and Localized Renal Cancer (2021) (section)

==== Thermal ablation (TA) ====
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Indications</span>'''
** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Alternative approach for management of cT1a solid renal masses <3cm</span>'''
** Patients should be informed about the increased risk of tumor persistence or local recurrence after primary TA, compared to surgical excision, which may be treated with repeat ablation.
* Approach
**Percutaneous is preferred over surgical approach, whenever feasible, to minimize morbidity.
* Modality
** Both radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation may be offered as options
* '''Other considerations'''
**'''Biopsy should be performed prior to (preferred) or at the time of ablation''' to provide pathologic diagnosis and guide subsequent surveillance.