Outcomes and prognosticators of stage 4 renal cell carcinoma with pathological T4 primary lesion using a large Canadian multi-institutional database.

CONCLUSIONS: For patients with pT4 RCC after RN or CN, survival is poor. Sarcomatoid features, non-clear-cell histology, and presence of systemic symptoms were associated with worse OS.
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Source: Canadian Urological Association Journal - July 22, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Oake JD, Patel P, Lavallée LT, Lattouf JB, Saarela O, Klotz L, Moore RB, Kapoor A, Finelli A, Rendon RA, Kawakami J, So A, Drachenberg DE Tags: Can Urol Assoc J Source Type: research