Renal Cell Carcinoma: Survival and Prognostic Factors.
- Author:
Choal Hee PARK
1
;
Jong Kag PARK
;
Young Bum CHA
;
Sung Choon LEE
Author Information
1. Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
renal cell carcinoma;
prognosis
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Renal Cell*;
Hematuria;
Humans;
Lymph Nodes;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Nephrectomy;
Prognosis;
Renal Veins;
Survival Rate
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1989;30(3):320-325
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A consecutive series of 41 patients with renal cell carcinoma treated by nephrectomy from 1976 to 1986 is presented. The crude 2-year survival rate for all patients was 63% and for patients without distant metastases 84%. The importance of factors relating to prognosis was investigated with multivariate survival analysis(Cox's statistical regression models). Stage and metastases were strongly and independently associated with survival. The presence of regional lymph node and tumor cell type showed a statistically significant association with survival. But the invasion of renal vein, tumor size, the age and sex of the patients, grade, presence or absence of gross hematuria sedimentation rate and side or site of the tumors showed no prognostic significance.
