ABSTRACT
Objective:
to identify predictors of mortality in patients submitted to nephrectomy for non-metastatic renal cancer.
Methods:
we conducted a retrospective cohort study based on the records of patients with renal cancer submitted to radical or partial nephrectomy at the Ceará Cancer Institute.
Results:
we studied 117 patients, with mean and median age of 59.14 and 59 years, respectively. The male gender was slightly predominant. The right kidney was most frequently affected (64%). The most common histopathological diagnosis was clear-cell carcinoma (77%). Stage pT1 and Fuhrman grade II were predominant. The only predictive variables of overall survival were pathological stage (pT) and lymph node involvement.
Conclusion:
pathological stage (pT) and lymph node involvement are important prognostic factors in patients undergoing nephrectomy for non-metastatic renal cancer.
Keywords:
Kidney Neoplasms; Nephrectomy; Carcinoma, Renal Cell; Survival; Prognosis
