Incidental Detection of Renal Cell Carcinoma is an Independent Prognostic Marker: Results of a Long-Term, Whole Population Study.

• Published in: Journal of Urology
• Main Authors: Palsdottir, Helga Bjork, Hardarson, Sverrir, Petursdottir, Vigdis, Jonsson, Armann, Jonsson, Eirikur, Sigurdsson, Martin Ingi, Einarsson, Gudmundur Vikar, Gudbjartsson, Tomas
• Other Authors: Department of Urology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Kidney; Carcinoma; Eenal cell; Incidental findings; Mortality; Iceland; Krabbamein; Nýru; Nýrnafrumukrabbamein; Renal Cell; TNM
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2336/200749; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2011.09.025

The true effect of incidental detection on the survival of patients with renal cell carcinoma has been debated. We used centralized databases in Iceland to study prognostic factors of survival, focusing on the effect of incidental detection. This retrospective study included all living patients diag...