Assessment of stage T1 (TNM 1997) for renal cell carcinoma: is recommended the subdivision in T1a and T1b?

Assessment of stage T1 (TNM 1997) for renal cell carcinoma: is recommended the subdivision in T1a and T1b?

INTRODUCTION: Classification TNM 1997 defines renal cell carcinoma smaller than 7 cm and confined to the kidney as stage T1. Our goal is to discuss if tumors smaller than 4 cm have the same behavior characteristics then tumors between 4 and 7 cm, to compose the same stage of the disease. MATERIALS A...

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Main Authors: Marcos Dall’Oglio, Miguel Srougi, Marcelo Mangini, Eduardo Ribeiro, Márcio Ferraz, Adriana Sañudo, Kátia Leite, Luciano Nesrallah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2003-04-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Subjects:
kidney
carcinoma
renal cell
neoplasm staging
prognosis
classification
survival
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