Randomized trial identifies tumor size and venous invasion as predictors of recurrence in renal cell carcinoma, indicating important surgical considerations.
Key Points
The aim is to identify factors that predict rapid recurrence of renal cell carcinoma after radical nephrectomy.
Included patients who underwent radical nephrectomy from 2014 to 2024 at Okayama University Hospital.
Defined rapid recurrence as metastasis within one year post-surgery.
Microscopic venous invasion was identified as a significant predictor of rapid recurrence.
Tumor size of 60 mm or larger was also linked to increased risk of rapid recurrence.