Why the study?
Does en bloc surgical removal of tumor thrombi improve outcomes in patients with renal cell carcinoma extending into the vena cava?
Population
n=25 patients treated for renal carcinoma with tumor extension into the vena cava but without other clinical…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
5 years
Authors
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May support feasibility in select cases; leaves open survival benefit versus alternatives in renal cell carcinoma with vena cava extension.
Does en bloc surgical removal of tumor thrombi improve outcomes in patients with renal cell carcinoma extending into the vena cava?
En bloc surgical removal of renal cell carcinoma extending into the vena cava is feasible and provides a 5-year survival rate of 33% in patients without disseminated disease.
Pritchett et al. (1986) studied this question.
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