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Is 5.7 a big renal mass?

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

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5.7: mm or cm? if 5.7 mm that is small; 5.7 cm is large. usually anything over 4 cm i is considered significant and needs attention / intervention. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2739685/

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Answered 4/9/2019

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