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ArticleInternational braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology

Clinicopathological characteristics of surgically treated localized renal masses in patients previously exposed to chemotherapy.

Efrat Tsivian, Matvey Tsivian, Christina Sze, Ariel Schulman, Thomas J Polascik

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Article in International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Sarcopenia predicts prognosis of patients with renal cell carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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Efrat TsivianDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA.
Matvey TsivianDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA.
Christina SzeDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA.
Ariel SchulmanDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA.
Thomas J PolascikDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA.

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purposeTo explore the potential association between renal mass characteristics and a history of chemotherapy. MATERIALS AND

methodsA retrospective review of records of patients surgically treated for a localized renal mass between 2000 and 2012 was undertaken following an institutional review board approval. Patients age and sex, renal mass clinical characteristics (radiological size and mode of presentation) and pathological characteristics (diagnosis, renal cell carcinoma subtype, Fuhrman grade and stage) were compared between patients with and without a history of chemotherapy, using Fisher's exact test, Student's t-test and Wilcoxon rank sum test. A multivariate logistic analysis was performed to evaluate the independent association of chemotherapy and tumor pathology.

resultsOf the 1,038 eligible patients, 33 (3%) had a history of chemotherapy. The distribution of clinical stage, renal mass diagnosis, renal cell carcinoma subtype, Fuhrman grade, pathological stage, sex and median age were similar between the general population and the chemotherapy group. However, the latter had a higher rate of incidental presentation (P = 0.003) and a significantly smaller median radiological tumor size (P = 0.01). In a subset analysis of T1a renal cell carcinoma, the chemotherapy group presented an increased rate of high Fuhrman grade (P = 0.03). On multivariate analysis adjusted for radiological tumor size, sex and age the chemotherapy cohort had a 3.92 higher odds for high Fuhrman grade.

conclusionPatients with a history of chemotherapy typically present with smaller renal masses that, if malignant, have higher odds of harboring a high Fuhrman grade and thus may not be suitable for active surveillance.

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AdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Renal CellCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansKidneyKidney NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisCarcinoma, Renal CellChemotherapy, Cancer, Regional PerfusionKidney Neoplasms

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PMCPMC6541126

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