Your tumor was only 1.6 cm (Stage 1a , limited to the kidney). Surgery is usually curative.
This is from UPTODATE:
"LOCALIZED RENAL CELL CARCINOMA
When patients with RCC present with localized disease, definitive therapy can often be curative.
Definitive treatment — Surgery is curative in the majority of patients with RCC who do not have metastases. Surgery is therefore the preferred treatment for patients with stages I, II, and III disease.
Treatment may require a radical nephrectomy, although a partial nephrectomy to preserve renal parenchyma is preferred for appropriately selected patients. The choice of surgical procedure depends upon the extent of disease, as well as patient-specific factors such as age and comorbidity. Surgery may be carried out through a conventional approach or by a minimally invasive approach such as laparoscopy."
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