A Return to the Days of Radical Nephrectomy as the `Gold Standard` for Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma? Not So Fast (European Urology)

Recent work by Gershman and colleagues adds to collective data favoring partial nephrectomy to optimize functional preservation while maintaining oncological equipoise in the management of T1 renal cancer, and should not be over-interpreted as an endorsement to preferentially perform radical nephrectomy.