Open AccessImpact of Radical Nephrectomy and Partial Nephrectomy on Actual Estimated Overall Survival Compared to Life Expectancy in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Shunta Hori,
Nobumichi Tanaka,
Kota Iida,
Yasushi Nakai,
Makito Miyake,
Satoshi Anai,
Kazumasa Torimoto,
Kiyohide Fujimoto
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
research and reports in urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.506
H-Index - 20
ISSN - 2253-2447
DOI - 10.2147/rru.s299801
Subject(s) - nephrectomy , medicine , renal cell carcinoma , life expectancy , urology , stage (stratigraphy) , surgery , kidney , population , paleontology , environmental health , biology
Reports suggest that partial nephrectomy provides no significant benefit in terms of cancer-specific and overall survival (OS) compared to radical nephrectomy. Here, we focused on survival in terms of life expectancy and investigated the significance of partial nephrectomy for localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients.