Prognostic Value of Lymphovascular Invasion in Node-Negative Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Patients Undergoing Radical Nephroureterectomy
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 174-181, 2019.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic impact of lymphovascular invasion (LVI) in patients treated with radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We collected data from 180 patients who were treated with RNU from 2005 to 2013 at our institution. The Kaplan-Meier method with log-rank test and Cox proportional hazards regression models were used for univariate and multivariate analyses.RESULTS:
LVI was present in 28 patients (15.6%), which was associated with higher pathological tumor stage (p < 0.001), tumor necrosis (p=0.012), lymph node metastasis (p=0.017) and multifocality (p=0.012). On multivariate analysis, LVI was an independent prognostic factor of recurrence-free survival [RFS hazard ratio (HR)=2.954; 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.539–5.671; p=0.001] and cancer-specific survival (CSS HR=3.530; 95% CI=1.701–7.325; p=0.001) in all patients. In patients with node-negative UTUC, LVI was also a significant predictor of RFS (HR=3.732; 95% CI 1.866–7.464; p < 0.001) and CSS (HR=3.825; 95% CI=1.777–8.234; p=0.001).CONCLUSION:
LVI status was an independent predictor in patients with UTUC who underwent RNU. The estimate of LVI could help physicians identify high-risk patients and make a better medication regimen of adjuvant chemotherapy.
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Assunto principal:
Prognóstico
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Sistema Urinário
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Carcinoma de Células de Transição
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Análise Multivariada
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Quimioterapia Adjuvante
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Linfonodos
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Métodos
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Necrose
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Invasividade Neoplásica
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Metástase Neoplásica
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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