Outcomes and predictors of clinical T1 renal mass (cT1) upstaged to pathological T3a (pT3a) after partial nephrectomy: A single-center experience.

Niramya J PathakArvind GanpuleDhruv PatelAbhishek G SinghNitiraj SheteRavindra B SabnisMahesh Desai

Published in: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (2023)

Tumor upstaging was uncommon with more perioperative morbidity. Higher age, larger tumor size, higher tumor stage, and higher nephrometry scores were preoperative predictors of upstaging.

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