Organ-preserving surgery in kidney tumours.
After a survey of the international literature on organ-preserving surgery in kidney tumours, a surgical material of 12 cases is presented, in which a mean survival of 51 months has been attained. In similar cases medical treatment gave survivals of 7 months only. The factors affecting the survivals are analysed and resection in stage T1-2 is advocated on these grounds. Organ-preserving surgery is regarded as justified in stage T1N0M0, even if the other kidney is intact. The decisive importance of appropriate selection of the patients and of a meticulous surgical technique is emphasized.
Department of Urology, University Medical School, Pécs, Hungary.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000601:surgery; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*