Risk factors for recurrence after operation in patients with pT1a renal cell carcinoma: sub-analysis of the multi-institutional national database of the Japanese Urological Association.
Nobuyuki NakajimaAkira MiyajimaNobuo ShinoharaWataru ObaraTsunenori KondoGo KimuraHaruki KumeHiroyuki FujimotoTakayuki SugiyamaNorio NonomuraFumiya HongoTomoharu FukumoriMasayuki TakahashiHiro-Omi KanayamaMasatoshi EtoPublished in: Japanese journal of clinical oncology (2022)
Male sex, tumor diameter and a high C-reactive protein level were independent recurrence risk factors for pT1a renal cell carcinoma; special attention should be paid to patients with these risk factors during postoperative follow-up.