Significance of Tumor Size in Renal Cell Cancer with Perinephric Fat Infiltration: Is TNM Staging System Adequate for Predicting Prognosis?
PURPOSE: To evaluate the influence of perinephric fat infiltration and tumor size on survival of patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC).MATERIALS AND METHODS: We have retrospectively reviewed the records of 338 consecutive patients with pT1-3aN0M0 RCC, including 275 pT1-2 and 63 pT3a tumors, who u...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
2013-03-01
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| Series: | Urology Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.urologyjournal.org/index.php/uj/article/view/1971/706 |