The impact of tumour size on the probability of synchronous metastasis and survival in renal cell carcinoma patients: a population-based study

• Main Authors: Ingimarsson, Johann P, Sigurdsson, Martin I, Hardarson, Sverrir, Petursdottir, Vigdis, Jonsson, Eirikur, Einarsson, Gudmundur V, Gudbjartsson, Tomas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2014
• Subjects: Renal cell carcinoma; Size; Metastasis; Survival; TNM; Iceland
• Online Access: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2490/14/72

Abstract Background The observed low metastatic potential and favorable survival of small incidentally detected renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) have been a part of the rationale for recommending partial nephrectomy as a first treatment option and active surveillance in selected patients. We examined th...