27. Investigations ◄ To establish the diagnosis ◄ Delineate tumor extent ◄ Confirm contralateral renal functional status ◄ Discover any metastasis ◄ Assess fitness for surgery / anaesthesia AIMS
62. Surface Marking: Anterior Upper pole: Midway between the plane of the lower end of the body of the sternum and the transpyloric plane 5 cm Lower pole: Situated midway between the transpyloric and intertubercular planes 7 cm Hilum is on the transpyloric plane, 5 cm. from the middle line 5 cm
63. Surface marking: Posterior Medial border 2.5 cm from the midline Lateral border 9.5 cm from the midline Tip of spinous process of T11 Tip of spinous process of L3 Parallelogram of Morris