Early post-operative serum albumin level predicts survival after curative nephrectomy for kidney cancer: a retrospective study.

Yongquan TangZhihong LiuJiayu LiangRuochen ZhangKan WuZijun ZouChuan ZhouFuxun ZhangYongquan Tang

Published in: BMC urology (2018)

An early post-operative serum albumin level < 32 g/L is an independent prognostic factor leading to an unfavorable RFS and OS. Prospective trials and further studies involving additional patients are warranted.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
robot assisted
squamous cell carcinoma
squamous cell
young adults
case control
minimally invasive
patient reported