[Impact of tumor diameter on prognosis in patients with renal cancer stage pT3a.]

CONCLUSIONS: Although perirenal fat invasion and renal vein invasion (pT3a stage) are accepted as prognostic factors, to differentiate this category by tumor size could improve its predictive quality. The tumor diameter (7cm) should be applied to pT3a tumors in order to improve the accuracy of TNM system. PMID: 29889038 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29889038?dopt=Abstract

Source: Archivos Espanoles de Urologia - June 13, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Arch Esp Urol Source Type: research