title: Multivariate analysis of prognostic determinants after surgery for renal cell carcinoma at Himeji National Hospital.
abstract: A clinico-pathological study was performed retrospectively on 62 patients who underwent surgery for renal cell carcinoma between January 1992 and October 1998 at Himeji National Hospital to clarify the prognostic determinants for survival. The median follow-up period was 32 months and the cause-specific survival rates at 1, 3 and 5 years were 86.7, 81.3, 81.3%, respectively. Of the 62 patients, 11 (17.7%) patients died of renal cell carcinoma and 2 (3.2%) patients died of unrelated causes. Of the variables related to survival, presenting symptoms, C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), tumor size, pathological tumor grade, infiltration pattern, pathological tumor stage, N classification and M classification were significant risk factors for survival by univariate analysis. However, ALP, N classification and M classification were significant for survival as determined by the step-wise procedure and M classification was the most significant factor according to Cox's proportional hazard model analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Himeji National Hospital.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Segawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kakehi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kanematsu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katsura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katsura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors