[Prognostic factors in renal cell carcinoma].
Renal cancer has been increasingly diagnosed in recent decades. In addition, morphological diversity of renal neoplasms has led to consider that the concept of renal cell (RC) carcinoma encompasses a wide variety of conditions. The recently published EROCARE-4 study showed a 5-year overall survival rate of 59.2%. In this and any other neoplastic disease, determination of adequate prognostic factors would help decide the most appropriate therapeutic strategy in each case, guide future treatments, and develop specific follow-up schemes for our patients. The different prognostic factors for RC may currently be classified into four groups: anatomical, clinical, histological and molecular. This paper analyzes these prognostic factors and reviews the nomograms most commonly used.
Medina López
Rafael A
RA
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España. rantonio.medina.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es
Conde Sánchez
José M
JM
Congregado Ruiz
Carmen B
CB
González Resina
Raquel
R
Mármol Navarro
Salvador
S
Torrubia Romero
Francisco J
FJ
D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D049451:Nomograms; D011379:Prognosis