Korean J Urol.
1989 Aug;30(4):496-501.
Clinical Observation on Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, School, Korea.
Abstract
- Clinical observation was done on 40 cases of renal cell carcinoma, who have been admitted to the Department of Urology, Kyung Hee University Hospital from January, 1978 to January, 1988. The results were obtained as follows. 1. Among 40 patients, there were 22 men and 18 women, with peak incidence at the sixth decade. 2. Hematuria was the most frequent symptom at the presentation followed by flank pain and abdominal mass. 3. On laboratory examinations, 4 patients had anemia and 2 patients had erythrocytosis. Among 7 patients with hypercalcemia, 2 patients had bone metastasis. 6 patients showed abnormal liver function and liver function became normalized after nephrectomy in 5 of them. 4. Comparing to pathologic stage, accuracy of CT scan in determining of stage was 82.3 %, 5. 3 year-survival rate was 75% in patients with stage I, and 33% in stage II, 40% in stage III. 6. In 14 patients, there were metastasis to lung, lymph node and bone in order of frequency.
