Positive Surgical Margins Increase Risk of Recurrence after Partial Nephrectomy for High Risk Renal Tumors

2016166 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Paras Shah · Arthur Smith Institute for Urology

Daniel M. Moreira · Mayo Clinic

Zhamshid Okhunov · University of California, Irvine

Vinay Patel · Arthur Smith Institute for Urology

Sameer Chopra · University of Southern California

Aria Razmaria · University of Chicago

Manaf Alom ·

Abstract

Positive surgical margins after partial nephrectomy increase the risk of disease recurrence, primarily in patients with adverse pathological features.

Topics & Keywords

Renal cell carcinoma treatment Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Renal and related cancers

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Urology

Volume 196, Issue 2, pp. 327-334

DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2016.02.075

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