Renal cell carcinoma and pathologic nodal disease: Implications for American Joint Committee on Cancer staging

ConclusionsAmong RCC patients classified with stage III disease, those with pT123N1M0 disease had significantly worse survival than those with pT3N0M0 disease. OS and CSS were similar for patients with pT123N1M0 disease and patients with pT123N0/xM1 disease (stage IV). If validated, these findings suggest that RCC patients with nodal disease should be reclassified as having stage IV disease.

Source: Cancer - November 13, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Kai ‐Jie Yu, Sarp K. Keskin, Matthew A. Meissner, Firas G. Petros, Xuemei Wang, Leonardo D. Borregales, Cindy Gu, Pheroze Tamboli, Surena F. Matin, Christopher G. Wood, Jose A. Karam Tags: Original Article Source Type: research