Open AccessEffects of tumor size and location on survival in upper tract urothelial carcinoma after nephroureterectomy
Author(s) -
Shreyas Joshi,
Laura L. Quast,
Sam S. Chang,
Sanjay Patel
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/iju.iju_216_17
Subject(s) - medicine , urology , stage (stratigraphy) , proportional hazards model , renal pelvis , ureteral neoplasm , ureter , cohort , odds ratio , nephrectomy , t stage , confidence interval , cancer , oncology , transitional cell carcinoma , bladder cancer , kidney , paleontology , biology
Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC) is a rare disease with few prognostic determinants. We sought to evaluate the impact of tumor size and location on patient survival following nephroureterectomy for UTUC.