2015
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
2013
Preoperative Pulmonary Embolism Does Not Predict Poor Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma and Venous Thrombus
Abel EJ, Wood CG, Eickstaedt N, Fang JE, Kenney P, Bagrodia A, Youssef RF, Sagalowsky AI, Margulis V. Preoperative Pulmonary Embolism Does Not Predict Poor Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma and Venous Thrombus. Journal Of Urology 2013, 190: 452-457. PMID: 23434945, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.02.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative pulmonary embolismCancer-specific survivalRenal cell carcinomaPulmonary embolismPoor postoperative outcomesCell carcinomaSpecific survivalVenous thrombiPostoperative outcomesMetastatic renal cell carcinomaCox proportional hazards analysisWorse cancer-specific survivalConsecutive patient recordsHigh-level thrombusProportional hazards analysisHigher T stagePostoperative disease recurrencePerioperative mortalityMedian followupDisease recurrenceTumor thrombusT stageTertiary hospitalEarly mortalityMulticenter study