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

African Journal of Urology

Table 3 Comparison of survival outcomes between partial and radical nephrectomy based on size stratification

Size (mm)	N		Overall survival			Cancer specific survival			Recurrence free survival
Size (mm)	RN	PN	RN	PN	p	RN	RN	p	RN	PN	p
> 70, ≤ 80	18	49	12 (66.7%)	44 (89.8%)	.02	15 (83.3%)	45 (91.8%)	.27	12 (66.7%)	44 (89.8%)	.02
> 80, ≤ 90	18	7	13 (72.2%)	5 (71.4%)	.79	14 (77.8%)	5 (71.4%)	.57	13 (72.2%)	5 (71.4%)	.87
> 90, > 100	2	2	1 (50%)	0 (0%)	.43	2 (100%)	1 (50%)	.32	1 (50%)	0 (0%)	.09

All analyses were utilized using Kaplan–Meier (Log-rank) test. All data are expressed as frequency (percent).
N, number of patients in each subgroup; PN, partial nephrectomy; RN, radical nephrectomy