title: [Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors in renal cell carcinoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the effect of prognostic factors on renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
  
  
  METHODS
  316 cases of RCC were reviewed retrospectively. Their survival rates were calculated by Kaplan-Meier method and statistical differences were determined by Log-rank test. Significant prognostic factors were evaluated by Cox's multivariate proportional hazard model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After 40.3 +/- 18.5 month follow-up, the overall 5-year survival rate was 62.3%. By multivariate analysis, nine factors were included in Cox's multivariate proportional hazard model. M was the most important prognostic factor in RCC (P = 0.0013), and the others in turn were T (P = 0.0182), age (P = 0.0347), performance status (P = 0.0423), N (P = 0.0471), lymphadenectomy (P = 0.0542), grade (P = 0.0775), serum albumin (P = 0.1536), and serum creatinine (P = 0.4543).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The significant prognostic factors in RCC were T, N, and M. Age and performance status showed the effect on prognosis of RCC. Lymph-node dissection also revealed a meaningful effect on relative lower stage of RCC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, General Hospital, Benxi Steel and Iron Company, Liaoning 117000, China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xin
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000401:mortality* / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate