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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2021 Aug 3;127(21):3957–3966. doi: 10.1002/cncr.33679

Table 3:

When should genetic risk assessment be performed?*

Consensus question Yes No

In the absence of syndromic manifestations, should an individual with bilateral or multifocal renal tumors have a histologic diagnosis prior to genetic risk assessment? 57% 43%

In the absence of syndromic manifestations, should an individual with a solitary renal tumor with one or more hereditary risk factors have a histologic diagnosis prior to genetic risk assessment? 41% 59%

In the absence of syndromic manifestations, should an individual with localized, bilateral or multifocal renal tumors have genetic risk assessment prior to management? 79% 21%

In the absence of syndromic manifestations, should an individual with a localized, solitary renal tumor with one or more hereditary risk factors have genetic risk assessment prior to management? 59% 41%

In an individual with a localized renal lesion less than 3 cm and strong suspicion for a hereditary cancer syndrome, should genetic risk assessment be performed prior to management? 93% 7%

In metastatic disease that doesn’t require urgent treatment, when there is concern for hereditary form of RCC, do you think genetic risk assessment should be done before management is initiated? 48% 52%

In a patient with a renal tumor and skin lesion(s) resembling those associated with a renal cancer syndrome, should a skin biopsy be required to guide genetic risk assessment? 14% 86%
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Statements in bold represent those with reached consensus