Solid renal tumors: An analysis of pathological features related to tumor size
Solid renal tumors: An analysis of pathological features related to tumor size
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DOI:
10.1097/01.ju.0000095475.12515.5e
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发表时间:
2003-12-01
影响因子:
6.6
通讯作者:
Zincke, H
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作者:
Frank, I;Blute, ML;Zincke, H
Purpose: We examined the relationship between tumor size and malignancy among solid renal tumors, and the relationship between tumor size and RCC subtype within tumors with renal cell carcinoma (RCC).Materials and Methods: We identified 2,770 adult patients who underwent radical nephrectomy or nephron sparing surgery for sporadic unilateral nonmetastatic solid renal tumors between 1970 and 2000. All pathology specimens were reviewed by a urological pathologist for diagnosis, and in RCC tumors, for histological subtype and nuclear grade.Results: There were 376 benign (12.8%) and 2,559 (87.2%) malignant tumors. The percentage of benign tumors decreased from 46.3% for those less than 1 cm to 6.3% for those 7 cm or greater. Among RCC tumors the percentage that were clear cell increased from 25.6% for those less than 1 cm to 83.0% for tumors 7 cm or greater, while the percentage that were papillary decreased from 74.4% for those less than 1 cm to 10.0% for tumors 7 cm or greater. No RCC tumors less than 1 cm were chromophobe compared to 7.0% of tumors 7 cm or greater. The percentage of malignant tumors that were high grade RCC increased from 2.3% for those less than 1 cm to 57.7% for RCC tumors 7 cm or greater. Only 1% of all tumors less than 1 cm and 9.2% of all tumors less than 2 cm were high grade malignancies.Conclusions: As tumor size increased there was a significant increase in the odds of having a malignant compared to a benign tumor, clear cell compared to papillary RCC and high grade compared to low grade malignancy.