Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
Ofer Merimsky
- the curability of patients at the stage 1-2 of renal cell carcinoma is 70%;
- the survival rate for the stage 3A is 66%;
- the survival rate for the stages 3-B and 4 is more than 20%.
Methods of kidney cancer treatment of in Ichilov (Sourasky)
- Laparoscopic removal, cryoablation (freezing) of the tumor (at the stage 1-A);
- sectoral resection, including the da Vinci robotic-assisted system (at stage 1-2A );
- Nephrectomy, i.e. removal of affected kidney with other concerned structures;
- Embolization of target renal artery. Embolus (artificial blood clot) is introduced to restrict the blood supply to the tumor. Reduced (and weakened) colony of atypical cells are removed in a while.