 With the explosion of medical imaging, more and more renal tumors are being detected. My name is Michael Phalen. I'm the director of minimally invasive urologic surgery here at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Today, we're drawing outside the lines. Renal tumors, what do you need to know? Most times, these tumors are detected incidentally, imaging for some unrelated reason. If this happens to you, you need to see a urologist. The urologist will determine what additional imaging you need. Sometimes you need a CT scan, sometimes you need an MRI, sometimes you need an ultrasound. Many times, these lesions are benign. If they're benign, observation is all you need to have. If they're suspicious, then you need to have some kind of intervention. One of the most modern ways that we intervene with these tumors is to use the DaVinci robotic platform. This allows us to have better visualization, faster recovery, and more versatility that's actually improved over the human hand. The concept is to remove the tumor and leave the rest of the kidney behind. The surgical outcomes and the cancer control are fantastic and you don't need to remove the entire kidney many times. Another way to treat a tumor is to freeze it. This is called a blade of technology. With CT guidance, we put a series of needles into the tumor and essentially freeze it. The tips of the needles will form ice balls and we overlap the ice balls so that the entire tumor is ablated. The important thing to know is that this happens to you and you have a renal tumor detected. Incidentally, you need to see a urologist. Urologists will determine what is the best therapy for you. Here at the University of Maryland, we have teams of experts that will help develop the best plan for you, which will result in the best possible outcome.