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Table 1 Comparison of demographics and baseline clinical characteristics between different surgical types

From: Partial versus radical nephrectomy in pT2a renal cell carcinoma tumors: which is the superior surgical approach?

 

RN (N = 38)

PN (N = 58)

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Demographics

   

     Age (years)

57.1 ± 13.4

53.6 ± 14.0

.24

     Sex (male)

22 (57.9%)

31 (53.5%)

.67

Tumor characteristics 

   

     Size (mm)

83.9 ± 6.4

77.5 ± 5.6

< .01

     Location (peripheral)

28 (73.7%)

41 (70.7%)

.75

     Side (right)

22 (57.9%)

40 (69.0%)

.34

     Positive resection margin

8 (21.1%)

5 (8.6%)

.08

     Pathologic positive lymph node

16 (42.1%)

11 (19.0%)

.01

     Fuhrman grade

   

           I

0 (0%)

1 (1.7%)

.17

           II

10 (26.3%)

19 (32.8%)

 

           III

11 (29.0%)

18 (31.0%)

 

           IV

12 (31.6%)

7 (12.1%)

 

           N/A

5 (13.2%)

13 (22.4%)

 

Pathologic subtype

   

     Chromophobe

5 (13.2%)

13 (22.4%)

.40

     Clear cell

23 (60.5%)

28(48.3%)

 

     Papillary

8 (21.1%)

14 (24.1%)

 

     Collecting duct

2 (5.3%)

1 (1.7%)

 

     Multilocal cyst RCC

0 (0%)

2 (3.5%)

 

Preoperative creatinine (mg/dl)

1.0 (1.0, 1.2)

1.0 (0.9, 1.3)

.61

Comorbidities

   

     DM

9 (23.7%)

18 (31.0%)

.43

     HTN

23 (60.5%)

25 (43.1%)

.10

     IHD

2 (5.3%)

7 (12.1%)

.26

     CKD

4 (10.5%)

15 (25.9%)

.07

Follow up period (months)

53.3 ± 19.2

59.9 ± 26.5

.55

  1. All data are expressed as frequency (percent), mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range)
  2. CKD, chronic kidney disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension; IHD, ischemic heart disease; N/A, not applicable; PN, partial nephrectomy; RN, radical nephrectomy