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Small size < 5 cm, low histological grade and renal Ethics approval
limited disease are associated with more favorable The ethics approval was obtained from the institutional
outcomes. Histological grade of tumor is assigned ethical committee for preparation and publication of
based on mitotic count, necrosis and nuclear this paper.
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