Validation of risk factors for recurrence of renal cell carcinoma: Results from a large single-institution series.

<h4>Purpose</h4>To validate prognostic factors and determine the impact of obesity, hypertension, smoking and diabetes mellitus (DM) on risk of recurrence after surgery in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC).<h4>Materials and methods</h4>We performed a retrospe...

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Main Authors: Johannes C van der Mijn, Bashir Al Hussein Al Awamlh, Aleem Islam Khan, Lina Posada-Calderon, Clara Oromendia, Jonathan Fainberg, Mark Alshak, Rahmi Elahjji, Hudson Pierce, Benjamin Taylor, Lorraine J Gudas, David M Nanus, Ana M Molina, Joseph Del Pizzo, Douglas S Scherr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226285