Prediction of Pulmonary Metastasis in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients with Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules
Adibi M, Kenney PA, Thomas AZ, Borregales LD, Nogueras-González GM, Wang X, Devine CE, Karam JA, Wood CG. Prediction of Pulmonary Metastasis in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients with Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules. European Urology 2015, 69: 352-360. PMID: 26382085, DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2015.08.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung metastasis-free survivalIndeterminate pulmonary nodulesRenal cell carcinomaAdvanced renal cell carcinomaPulmonary metastasesCell carcinomaPulmonary nodulesMultivariable Cox regression modelsRenal cell carcinoma patientsRadical nephrectomy patientsCell carcinoma patientsMetastasis-free survivalCox regression modelIndividualized risk stratificationAvailable preoperative imagingKidney cancer patientsSmall lung nodulesThree yrNephrectomy patientsPreoperative chestOverall cohortCarcinoma patientsDistant metastasisPathological variablesRadical nephrectomy