CT shows a 5.2-cm enhancing renal mass. Imaging is not diagnostic of benign disease; the patient is fit and has chosen partial nephrectomy as first

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CT shows a 5.2-cm enhancing renal mass. Imaging is not diagnostic of benign disease; the patient is fit and has chosen partial nephrectomy as first treatment. There is no suspicion of lymphoma, metastasis or infection. What does NG256 indicate about biopsy?

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Proceed to surgery without routine preoperative biopsy

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Biopsy every solid renal mass larger than 4 cm

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Biopsy because partial rather than radical nephrectomy is planned

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Use biopsy only after the nephrectomy specimen is unavailable

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Replace biopsy with FDG-PET before surgery

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CT shows a 5.2-cm enhancing renal mass. Imaging is not diagnostic of benign disease; the patient is fit and has chosen partial nephrectomy as first treatment. There is no suspicion of lymphoma, metastasis or infection. What does NG256 indicate about biopsy?