Journal of Integrative Oncology

Koichi Sugimoto

Publications

• Research Article
  Pathological Grade and Gender are Predictors of Small Renal Cell Carcinoma Growth
  Author(s): Koichi Sugimoto, Shunji Maekura, Nobutaka Shimizu, Ken Ochiai, Yumiko Sekiguchi, Naoki Matsumura, Taiji Hayashi, Tsukasa Nishioka, Atsunobu Esa and Hirotsugu UemuraKoichi Sugimoto, Shunji Maekura, Nobutaka Shimizu, Ken Ochiai, Yumiko Sekiguchi, Naoki Matsumura, Taiji Hayashi, Tsukasa Nishioka, Atsunobu Esa and Hirotsugu Uemura
  
  Objective: This study was undertaken to investigate the clinicopathological factors that influence the growth of a small renal mass (SRM) in patients subjected to a delayed surgery intervention. Methods: We reviewed the clinical records of 37 patients with SRM 4 cm at diagnosis, who underwent delayed surgical intervention during surveillance from January 2000 to December 2013. Radiographic evaluation using computed tomography (CT) scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed at least every 6 months and the tumor size was determined at least twice. Results: Histopathological analysis revealed that in 35 of the 37 patients the tumor was malignant in stage pT1aN0M0. There were 28 clear cell carcinomas and 7 non clear cell carcinomas. There was a significant difference in the time to tumor doubling (TTD) among clear.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6771.1000126

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