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Background and ObjectivesTo evaluate the impact of surgery on the prognosis of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) with inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombus.
MethodsIn this retrospective study, the medical records of 45 patients who presented with synchronous mRCC with IVC thrombus, between 2005 and 2012, were reviewed. Twenty‐eight patients underwent radical nephrectomy with IVC thrombectomy followed...
Study Type – Prognosis (case series)Level of Evidence 4What's known on the subject? and What does the study add?In patients with pRCC, the presence of venous tumour thrombus is known to be a predictor of poorer outcomes. However, a paucity of data is available regarding the prognostic significance of histology in patients with RCC and IVC thrombus.In our series, we found that patients with type II...
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