Distinct effect of body mass index by sex as a prognostic factor in localized renal cell carcinoma treated with nephrectomy ~ data from a multi-institutional study in Japan ~.
Takeshi TsutsumiKazumasa KomuraTakeshi HashimotoRyu MuraokaNaoya SatakeTomohisa MatsunagaTakuya TsujinoYuki YoshikawaTomoaki TakaiKoichiro MinamiKohei TaniguchiTomohito TanakaHirofumi UeharaHajime HiranoHayahito NomiNaokazu IbukiKiyoshi TakaharaTeruo InamotoYoshio OhnoHaruhito AzumaPublished in: BMC cancer (2021)
Our findings collected from the multi-institutional Japanese dataset demonstrated longer survival in patients with higher BMI than lower BMI for non-metastatic RCC treated with nephrectomy. Intriguingly, this finding was restricted to males, but not to females.