Comparison of oncologic outcomes between partial nephrectomy and radical nephrectomy in patients who were upstaged from cT1 renal tumor to pT3a renal cell carcinoma: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Aim: Owing to the limited ability of current imaging modalities, several clinical T1 renal cell carcinomas (cT1 RCCa) can be pathologically upstaged to T3a (pT3a) after surgery. There have been some controversies regarding the oncological safety of partial nephrectomy (PNx) compared with radical nep...

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Main Authors: Doo Yong Chung, Dong Hyuk Kang, Jong Won Kim, Do Kyung Kim, Joo Yong Lee, Kang Su Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-12-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Urology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756287220981508