[The problem of a long-term follow up in patients with renal cell carcinoma].
OBJECTIVE
We investigated on a problem of long-term follow up in patients with renal cell carcinoma.


METHODS
A total of 287 patients with renal cell carcinoma treated in Nara Medical University and affiliated facilities from January 1980 to December 1990 were examined. And we investigated the trend of explanation to patients including 287 patients from 1991 to 1995.


RESULTS
Up to December 1995, there are 76 patients (26.5%) unable to be followed and 211 patients able to be followed. The former group patients were less declared cancer rather than the latter group patients. Of 76, 22 patients (28.9%) might misunderstand completely recovering from the cancer disease. For the recent 5 years, those patients who were declared cancer increased, and those patients who were explained benign disease decreased.


CONCLUSIONS
These results suggested that declaration of cancer is important for patients with renal cell carcinoma to be followed for a long-term.
Tani
M
M
Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Japan.
Ozono
S
S
Takashima
K
K
Tanaka
M
M
Ota
M
M
Nagayoshi
J
J
Yoshikawa
M
M
Hirao
Y
Y
Okajima
E
E
D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000517:prevention & control; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control; D013997:Time Factors