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[email protected] Surgery versus surveillance of small renal masses: a call for c omparative effectiveness research in the management of kidney tumors The incidence of renal cell carcinoma has increased in recent years as a consequence of a rise in the number of small renal masses (SRMs) incidentally diagnosed during abdominal imaging for unrelated conditions [1–3]. SRMs, defined as kidney tumors