Open AccessTrends in the surgical management of renal cell carcinoma in a contemporary tertiary care setting
Author(s) -
Noor Nabi Junejo,
Sultan Alkhateeb,
Majed Faisal Alrumayyan,
Khalid Y. Alkhatib,
Hassan Messfer Alzahrani,
Mohammed Alotaibi,
Khalid Al-Othman,
Turki Al-Hussain,
Waleed Altaweel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/ua.ua_151_20
Subject(s) - medicine , renal cell carcinoma , nephrectomy , perioperative , retrospective cohort study , radiological weapon , pathological , incidence (geometry) , kidney cancer , surgery , kidney , physics , optics
In the last three eras, the incidence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has increased, due to increased radiological studies. The expected 5-year survival rate has become better, associated with the identification of small size renal masses. However, this survival improvement may be secondary to improved surgical techniques and medical therapies for these malignancies.