Influence of tumor size on oncological outcomes of pathological T3aN0M0 renal cell carcinoma treated by radical nephrectomy.

Luyao ChenXin MaHongzhao LiLiangyou GuXintao LiYu GaoYongpeng XieXu Zhang

Published in: PloS one (2017)

The tumor size significantly affected the survival outcomes of pT3aN0M0 RCC treated by radical nephrectomy, and a cutoff size of 7 cm can help enhance the prognostic discrimination. Thus, the tumor size may be considered in the future TNM classification of stage pT3a.

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renal cell carcinoma
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