Outcomes of pathologic stage T3a renal cell carcinoma up-staged from small renal tumor: emphasis on partial nephrectomy.

Hakmin LeeMinseung LeeSang Eun LeeSeok-Soo ByunHyeon Hoe KimCheol KwakSung Kyu Hong

Published in: BMC cancer (2018)

Patients up-staged from clinical stage T1 to pathologic stage T3a RCC showed shorter survival outcomes than those without upstaging. However, partial nephrectomy, compared with radical nephrectomy, showed comparable outcomes in patients who were up-staged.

Keyphrases

renal cell carcinoma
end stage renal disease
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
squamous cell carcinoma
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
lymph node
patient reported outcomes