Routine adrenalectomy in patients with locally advanced renal cell cancer does not offer oncologic benefit and places a significant portion of patients at risk for an asynchronous metastasis in a solitary adrenal gland. [electronic resource]
- European urology Sep 2011
- 458-64 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article
1873-7560
10.1016/j.eururo.2011.04.022 doi
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms--mortality Adrenalectomy--adverse effects Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Carcinoma, Renal Cell--mortality Chi-Square Distribution Disease-Free Survival Female Humans Kaplan-Meier Estimate Kidney Neoplasms--mortality Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Minnesota Neoplasm Invasiveness Nephrectomy--adverse effects Proportional Hazards Models Registries Retrospective Studies Risk Assessment Risk Factors Survival Rate Time Factors Treatment Outcome Young Adult