Association of retroperitoneal fibrosis with malignancy and its outcomes.

Sang Jin LeeJung Su EunMin Jung KimYeong Wook SongYoung Mo Kang

Published in: Arthritis research & therapy (2021)

RPF was significantly associated with malignancy, particularly those diagnosed within 1 year of RPF diagnosis. Cancer stages at diagnosis were more advanced and the mortality rate was higher in patients within a 1-year interval between RPF and cancer diagnosis than in those with a >5-year interval between diagnoses.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
end stage renal disease
squamous cell
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
metabolic syndrome
risk factors
young adults
childhood cancer
weight loss
robot assisted