title: Lessons learned from the International Renal Cell Carcinoma-Venous Thrombus Consortium (IRCC-VTC).
abstract: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) extension into the renal vein or the inferior vena cava occurs in 4%-10% of all kidney cancer cases. This entity shows a wide range of different clinical and surgical scenarios, making natural history and oncological outcomes variable and poorly characterized. Infrequency and variability make it necessary to share the experience from different institutions to properly analyze surgical outcomes in this setting. The International Renal Cell Carcinoma-Venous Tumor Thrombus Consortium was created to answer the questions generated by competing results from different retrospective studies in RCC with venous extension on current controversial topics. The aim of this article is to summarize the experience gained from the analysis of the world's largest cohort of patients in this unique setting to date.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Calle Manuel de Falla, 1, 28222, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain, jims09@me.com.
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mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology*; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery