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In excisions done for tumours, a comment should be made about kidney distant from the tumour. People with less renal mass, i.e. less kidney, are predisposed to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS).<ref>NEED REF.</ref> | In excisions done for tumours, a comment should be made about kidney distant from the tumour. People with less renal mass, i.e. less kidney, are predisposed to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS).<ref>NEED REF.</ref> | ||
==Anatomy== | |||
The anatomy is important for properly staging renal neoplasms. | |||
Layers (superficial to deep): | |||
#Renal fascia (Gerota's fascia). | |||
#Perinephric fat. | |||
#Renal capsule. | |||
*Renal parenchyma (cortex). | |||
=Tabular comparison (selected tumours)= | =Tabular comparison (selected tumours)= | ||