to identify predictors of mortality in patients submitted to nephrectomy for non-metastatic renal cancer.
we conducted a retrospective cohort study based on the records of patients with renal cancer submitted to radical or partial nephrectomy at the Ceará Cancer Institute.
we studied 117 patients, with mean and median age of 59.14 and 59 years, respectively. The male gender was slightly predominant. The right kidney was most frequently affected (64%). The most common histopathological diagnosis was clear-cell carcinoma (77%). Stage pT1 and Fuhrman grade II were predominant. The only predictive variables of overall survival were pathological stage (pT) and lymph node involvement.
pathological stage (pT) and lymph node involvement are important prognostic factors in patients undergoing nephrectomy for non-metastatic renal cancer.
Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes. 0000 Jan [Epub]
Marcus Vinicius Silva Araújo Gurgel, Josualdo Alves, Guilherme Bruno Fontes Vieira, Felipe de Castro Dantas Sales, Marcos Venício Alves Lima
Hospital Haroldo Juaçaba, Instituto do Câncer do Ceará, Cancerologia Cirúrgica, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil., Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.