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| Vincenzo FicarraSummaryAffiliation: University of Verona Country: Italy Publications
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Editorial comment on: recurrence patterns of squamous cell carcinoma of the penis: recommendations for follow-up based on a two-centre analysis of 700 patientsVincenzo Ficarra
Eur Urol 54:168-9. 2008- External validation of the Mayo Clinic Stage, Size, Grade and Necrosis (SSIGN) score to predict cancer specific survival using a European series of conventional renal cell carcinomaVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
J Urol 175:1235-9. 2006..We validated the Mayo Clinic SSIGN score in an independent European sample of patients who were surgically treated for conventional RCC... - Neoplasm staging and organ-confined renal cell carcinoma: a systematic reviewVincenzo Ficarra
Cattedra e Divisione Clinicizzata di Urologia, Universita di Verona, Ospedale Policlinico, Piazzale Ludovico Scuro, 37134 Verona, Italy
Eur Urol 46:559-64. 2004.... - The potential impact of prostate volume in the planning of optimal number of cores in the systematic transperineal prostate biopsyVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Policlinico GB Rossi, Italy
Eur Urol 48:932-7. 2005..We compared the detection rates of different transperineal prostate biopsy protocols with the aim to optimize the number of cores to sample according to prostate volume... - Proposal for revision of the TNM classification system for renal cell carcinomaVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Cancer 104:2116-23. 2005..The current study defined an optimal tumor size breakpoint to stratify localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC) into groups with significantly different cancer-related outcomes and proposed a revision of the TNM classification system... - Needle core length is a quality indicator of systematic transperineal prostate biopsyVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Italy
Eur Urol 50:266-71. 2006..To analyse the length of needle cores sampled as a quality indicator in systematic transperineal prostate biopsy. We assessed the correlation of core length with the other clinical and topographic parameters... - Nomogram predictive of pathological inguinal lymph node involvement in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the penisVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
J Urol 175:1700-4; discussion 1704-5. 2006..We generated a nomogram estimating the risk of pathological inguinal lymph node involvement according to clinical lymph node stage and pathological findings of the primary tumor... - Twelve-month self-reported quality of life after retropubic radical prostatectomy: a prospective study with Rand 36-Item Health Survey (Short Form-36)Vincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
BJU Int 97:274-8. 2006..To evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients undergoing retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP) for clinically localized prostate cancer... - Evidence from robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a systematic reviewVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Eur Urol 51:45-55; discussion 56. 2007..To review the literature available on robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP)... - Short-term outcome after high-intensity focused ultrasound in the treatment of patients with high-risk prostate cancerVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology and Pathology, University of Verona, Italy
BJU Int 98:1193-8. 2006..To assess the short-term outcome in patients with high-risk prostate cancer treated by transrectal high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)... - Lymphatic and vascular embolizations are independent predictive variables of inguinal lymph node involvement in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the penis: Gruppo Uro-Oncologico del Nord Est (Northeast Uro-Oncological Group) Penile Cancer data basVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Cancer 103:2507-16. 2005.... - Tumor-size breakpoint for prognostic stratification of localized renal cell carcinomaVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Urology 63:235-9; discussion 239-40. 2004..The data obtained by analyzing a large cohort of consecutive patients should be validated by other large series with the prospective of redefining the TNM staging system... - A new staging system for locally advanced (pT3-4) renal cell carcinoma: a multicenter European study including 2,000 patientsVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
J Urol 178:418-24; discussion 423-4. 2007..We provide an adequate prognostic stratification for locally advanced renal cell carcinoma and propose a new TNM classification... - Utility of tissue microarrays for assessment of chromosomal abnormalities in chromophobe renal cell carcinomaMatteo Brunelli
Department of Pathology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Anal Quant Cytol Histol 31:401-9. 2009..To compare the results of numerical chromosomal changes in chromophobe renal cell carcinoma obtained from whole tissue sections with those of tissue microarrays... - Original and reviewed nuclear grading according to the Fuhrman system: a multivariate analysis of 388 patients with conventional renal cell carcinomaVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Cancer 103:68-75. 2005..The objective of the current study was to evaluate the reproducibility of the Fuhrman nuclear grading system as well as its independent predictive value in a series of patients with conventional renal cell carcinoma (RCC)... - Prognostic factors in a recent series of patients treated with radical cystectomy for bladder cancerGiacomo Novara
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Italy
Urol Int 75:10-6. 2005..Our multivariate analysis data identified pT3-4 and pN+ patients as those with the worst prognosis... - Loss of chromosome 9p is an independent prognostic factor in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinomaMatteo Brunelli
Department of Pathology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Mod Pathol 21:1-6. 2008.... - Application of TNM, 2002 version, in localized renal cell carcinoma: is it able to predict different cancer-specific survival probability?Vincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Urology 63:1050-4. 2004..To verify whether the latest version of the TNM staging system (2002) could predict different cancer-specific survival in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC; Stage T1-T2N0M0)... 
Utility of racemase and other immunomarkers in the detection of adenocarcinoma in prostatic tissue damaged by high intensity focused ultrasound therapyDaniela Dalfior
Department of Pathology, Universita di Verona, Italy
Pathology 42:1-5. 2010....- Correlation between clinical and pathological staging in a series of radical cystectomies for bladder carcinomaVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Italy
BJU Int 95:786-90. 2005..001). All patients designated cN+ were also pN+. CONCLUSION: These data confirm the high risk of clinical understaging of both local extension of the primary tumour and lymph node involvement... - Multiinstitutional European validation of the 2002 TNM staging system in conventional and papillary localized renal cell carcinomaVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Cancer 104:968-74. 2005..The current study validated the 2002 edition of the TNM staging system in a multicenter, multinational European series of localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC)... - Predictive pathological factors of lymph nodes involvement in the squamous cell carcinoma of the penisVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Italy
Int Urol Nephrol 34:245-50. 2002..To evaluate the predictive role of primary tumor histopathological features in predicting inguinal lymph nodes involvement in patients with penile squamous cell carcinoma... - Role of molecular markers in diagnosis and prognosis of renal cell carcinomaGuido Martignoni
Department of Pathology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Anal Quant Cytol Histol 29:41-9. 2007..A wide variety of molecular markers have been examined, but further research is required to prove their value as prognostic tools... - Prognostic role of the histologic subtypes of renal cell carcinoma after slide revisionVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Ospedale Policlinico GB Rossi, Italy
Eur Urol 50:786-93; discussion 793-4. 2006..To evaluate concordance, using the kappa statistic, between tumour histotypes assigned at initial diagnosis and those after slide revision, and to assess the independent predictive value of reviewed tumour histotype... - Psycho-social well-being and general health status after surgical treatment for localized renal cell carcinomaVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Italy
Int Urol Nephrol 34:441-6. 2002.... - Incidental detection beyond pathological factors as prognostic predictor of renal cell carcinomaVincenzo Ficarra
Cattedra e Divisione Clinicizzata di Urologia, Universita di Verona, Ospedale Policlinico, Piazzale L Scuro 37134, Verona, Italy
Eur Urol 43:663-9. 2003..To evaluate the prognostic significance of different detection modalities of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in a large cohort of patients who had been previously submitted to surgery in two teaching hospitals in Italy... - Many facets of chromosome 3p cytogenetic findings in clear cell renal carcinoma: the need for agreement in assessment FISH analysis to avoid diagnostic errorsMatteo Brunelli
Department of Pathology and Diagnostic, University of Verona, Italy
Histol Histopathol 26:1207-13. 2011..This harbours relevant diagnostic and therapeutic implications, at light also of targeted therapies recently available to clear cell renal carcinoma... - Incidental adrenal pheochromocytoma. Report on 5 operated patients and update of the literatureAntonio Benito Porcaro
Department of Urology, University Hospital, Verona, Italy
Arch Ital Urol Androl 75:217-25. 2003..When managed appropriately, the outlook for pheochromocytoma is excellent with a free survival rate of 92% and 80% at 5 and 10 years respectively. Unfortunately, malignant pheochromocytomas are still difficult to treat... - Proposal for reclassification of the TNM staging system in patients with locally advanced (pT3-4) renal cell carcinoma according to the cancer-related outcomeVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Ospedale Policlinico G B Rossi, Verona, Italy
Eur Urol 51:722-9; discussion 729-31. 2007..We evaluated the prognosis of patients with locally advanced RCC and identified a new model to stratify their outcome... - Is laparoscopic radical prostatectomy better than traditional retropubic radical prostatectomy? An analysis of peri-operative morbidity in two contemporary series in ItalyWalter Artibani
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Eur Urol 44:401-6. 2003..To compare morbidity in two groups of patients who underwent retropubic or laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in the same period... - Reactive arthritis following BCG immunotherapy for urinary bladder carcinoma: a systematic reviewElisa Tinazzi
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Verona, Policlinico G. B. Rossi, P.le L. A. Scuro, 10, 37134, Verona, Italy
Rheumatol Int 26:481-8. 2006..Only a small portion of patients with a particular genetic background will develop a chronic process... - Modified antegrade scrotal sclerotherapy in adolescent patients with varicoceleVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
J Pediatr Surg 39:1034-6. 2004..The possibility to perform this treatment under local anesthesia decreases the hospitalization time and allows the rapid return to school activity in this particular category of patients... - An unusual inguino-scrotal presentation of disseminated peritoneal adenomucinosisGiacomo Novara
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Urol Int 76:189-91. 2006..Intraoperatively, we observed and removed an appendiceal gelatinous mass. The inguinal-scrotal mass consisted of a hernial sac filled with mucinous material. Histological examination allowed the diagnosis of peritoneal adenomucinosis... - Pain assessment after original transperineal prostate biopsy using a coaxial needleGiovanni Novella
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Urology 62:689-92. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: The use of a coaxial needle reduces the procedure's invasiveness and patient's pain compared with the conventional transperineal prostate biopsy... - Clinical and radiological evolution of a case of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis treated with TamoxifenNajati al Rabi
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Italy
Scand J Urol Nephrol 36:391-2. 2002..The computerized tomography (TC) control at ten months showed the persistence of a slight residual of peri-aortic fibrotic tissue. This result allowed removal of the double J catheter... - Small cell carcinoma of the bladder: a case report and a literature reviewOrietta Dalpiaz
Department of Urology, University of Verona, Italy
Arch Esp Urol 56:197-202. 2003..The management that seems to give a better survival is the combination of radical cystectomy (or radiotherapy) and chemotherapy... - Systematic development of clinical practice guidelines for prostate biopsies: a 3-year Italian projectAlessandro Bertaccini
Department of Urology, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Sant Orsola Malpighi Hospital, Palagi Str 9, 40100, Bologna, Italy
Anticancer Res 27:659-66. 2007..The only available method to detect prostate cancer is prostate biopsy; however, to our knowledge, no evidence-based clinical practice guidelines have been established on this topic... - Prognostic factors in patients with renal cell carcinoma: retrospective analysis of 675 casesVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, Ospedale Policlinico, Verona, Italy
Eur Urol 41:190-8. 2002..To identify independent predictors of cause-specific survival in patients affected by renal cell carcinoma (RCC)... - Incidentally discovered adrenal myelolipoma. Report on 3 operated patients and update of the literatureAntonio Benito Porcaro
Department of Urology, University Hospital, Verona, Italy
Arch Ital Urol Androl 74:146-51. 2002.... - Case report: primary retroperitoneal pelvic hydatid diseaseAntonio B Porcaro
Department of Urology, University Hospital, Verona, Italy
Int Urol Nephrol 33:23-5. 2002 - [Small cell carcinoma of the bladder. Report of 3 cases and review of the literature]Antonio Benito Porcaro
Cattedra e Divisione Clinicizzata di Urologia, Ospedale Policlinico, Verona, Italy
Arch Ital Urol Androl 74:142-5. 2002..Herein we report on 3 cases of primary small cell carcinoma of the urinary biadder. We also review and update the literature concerning this topic... - Chromosomal gains in the sarcomatoid transformation of chromophobe renal cell carcinomaMatteo Brunelli
Anatomia Patologica, Dipartimento di Patologia, Universita di Verona, Verona, Italy
Mod Pathol 20:303-9. 2007.... - Antegrade scrotal sclerotherapy and varicoceleVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Urology, University of Verona, 37134 Verona Italy
Asian J Androl 4:221-4. 2002..Testicular athrophy is a rare event (0.6%). This technique offers a considerable cost reduction compared to other therapeutic options currently available for varicocele... - Reactive arthritis following BCG immunotherapy for bladder carcinomaElisa Tinazzi
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Verona, Policlinico G.B. Rossi, Italy
Clin Rheumatol 24:425-7. 2005..We report here the case of a patient with reactive arthritis successfully treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) after the discontinuation of BCG immunotherapy... - Patients with renal cell carcinoma nodal metastases can be accurately identified: external validation of a new nomogramGeorg C Hutterer
Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
Int J Cancer 121:2556-61. 2007..More thorough staging can hopefully better select those in whom adjuvant treatment is necessary. (c) 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc... - TNM staging system for renal-cell carcinoma: current status and future perspectivesVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Oncological and Surgical Sciences, Urology Clinic, University of Padua, Padova, Italy
Lancet Oncol 8:554-8. 2007.... - Multi-institutional validation of a new renal cancer-specific survival nomogramPierre I Karakiewicz
Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
J Clin Oncol 25:1316-22. 2007..We tested the hypothesis that the prediction of renal cancer-specific survival can be improved if traditional predictor variables are used within a prognostic nomogram... - Independent predictors of cancer-specific survival in transitional cell carcinoma of the upper urinary tract: multi-institutional dataset from 3 European centersGiacomo Novara
Department of Oncological and Surgical Sciences, Urology Clinic, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Cancer 110:1715-22. 2007..The objective of the current study was to identify variables that were predictive of cancer-specific survival in patients with nonmetastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the upper urinary tract (UUT-TCC)... - Unclassified renal cell carcinoma: an analysis of 85 casesPierre I Karakiewicz
Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
BJU Int 100:802-8. 2007..To compare cancer-specific mortality in patients with unclassified renal cell carcinoma (URCC) vs clear cell RCC (CRCC) after nephrectomy, as URCC is a rare but very aggressive histological subtype... - Prognostic impact of tumor size on pT2 renal cell carcinoma: an international multicenter experienceTobias Klatte
Department of Urology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095 1738, USA, and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pontchaillou, Rennes, France
J Urol 178:35-40; discussion 40. 2007..We examined the current pT2 tumor classification of renal cell carcinoma and determined whether a tumor size cutoff exists that would improve prognostic accuracy... - Validation by calibration of the UCLA integrated staging system prognostic model for nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma after nephrectomyLuca Cindolo
Urology Unit, G Rummo Hospital, Benevento, Italy
Cancer 113:65-71. 2008..The objective of the current study was to evaluate the calibration of the UISS prognostic score in a European multicenter retrospective study... - Is robotically assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy less invasive than retropubic radical prostatectomy? Results from a prospective, unrandomized, comparative studySimonetta Fracalanza
Department of Oncological and Surgical Sciences, Urology Clinic, University of Padua, Italy
BJU Int 101:1145-9. 2008.... - Risk stratification and prognostication of renal cell carcinomaVincenzo Ficarra
Department of Oncological and Surgical Sciences, Urology Clinic, University of Padua, Monoblocco Ospedaliero IV Floor, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy
World J Urol 26:115-25. 2008.... - Mathematical models for prognostic prediction in patients with renal cell carcinomaAntonio Galfano
Department of Oncological and Surgical Sciences, Urology Clinic, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Urol Int 80:113-23. 2008..The objectives of this study are to catalogue all models developed to predict survival of RCC patients and to identify the ones to be used in different situations... - Learning curve and preliminary experience with da Vinci-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomyWalter Artibani
Department of Oncological and Surgical Sciences, Urology Clinic, Padua, Italy
Urol Int 80:237-44. 2008..To report our initial experience in the treatment of prostate cancer with robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP), evaluating our results in terms of learning curve, postoperative outcomes and positive surgical margins... - How accurately do Solsona and European Association of Urology risk groups predict for risk of lymph node metastases in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the penis?Giacomo Novara
Department of Oncological and Surgical Sciences, Urology Clinic, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Urology 71:328-33. 2008..To compare the prognostic accuracy of the Solsona and European Association of Urology (EAU) risk groups in the identification of lymph node involvement in a cohort of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the penis... - Patients with distant metastases from renal cell carcinoma can be accurately identified: external validation of a new nomogramGeorg C Hutterer
Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
BJU Int 101:39-43. 2008..To identify clinical variables that can accurately predict the presence of distant metastases in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC)... - Open to debate. The motion: a robot is needed to perform the best nerve sparing prostatectomyWalter Artibani
Department of Oncological and Surgical Sciences, University of Padua, Italy
Eur Urol 52:275-8. 2007 - Should the dynamic sentinel node biopsy (DSNB) be considered the gold standard in the evaluation of lymph node status in patients with penile carcinoma?Vincenzo Ficarra
Eur Urol 52:17-9; discussion 20-1. 2007 - ECOG performance status 0 or 1 and symptom classification do not improve the ability to predict renal cell carcinoma-specific survivalPierre I Karakiewicz
Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, University of Montreal Health Center CHUM, 1058, rue St Denis, Montreal, Que, Canada H2X 3J4
Eur J Cancer 43:1023-9. 2007..We tested and compared the improvement in prognostic ability related to the consideration of either ECOG performance status (ECOGPS) and/or symptom classification (S-CLASS) in renal cell carcinoma specific mortality (RCC-SM) predictions... - Staging system of renal cell carcinoma: current issuesVincenzo Ficarra
Eur Urol 49:223-5. 2006 - Comparison of predictive accuracy of four prognostic models for nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma after nephrectomy: a multicenter European studyLuca Cindolo
Urology Unit, G Rummo Hospital, Benevento, Italy
Cancer 104:1362-71. 2005.... - Prognostic value of histologic subtypes in renal cell carcinoma: a multicenter experienceJean-Jacques Patard
Department of Urology, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France
J Clin Oncol 23:2763-71. 2005.... - Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma: comprehensive analysis of 104 cases from multicenter European databaseLuca Cindolo
Urology Unit, G Rummo Hospital, Benevento, Italy
Urology 65:681-6. 2005..In 1985, CRCC was identified as a new RCC histologic subtype. Because of its low frequency, only few large CRCC series are available... - Symptoms as well as tumor size provide prognostic information on patients with localized renal tumorsJean-Jacques Patard
Department of Urology, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France
J Urol 172:2167-71. 2004..Our data support the idea that symptoms should be integrated in further modifications of the TNM system... - Multi-institutional validation of a symptom based classification for renal cell carcinomaJean Jacques Patard
Department of Urology, Rennes University Hospital, CHU Pontchaillou, rue Henri Le Guilloux, 35033 Rennes, France
J Urol 172:858-62. 2004..We validate the prognostic value of a symptom based classification (S classification) in a multi-institutional study... - Use of the University of California Los Angeles integrated staging system to predict survival in renal cell carcinoma: an international multicenter studyJean-Jacques Patard
Department of Urology, Rennes University Hospital, France
J Clin Oncol 22:3316-22. 2004..Although the UISS may be useful for patients with metastatic RCC, it may be less accurate in this subset of patients due to the heterogeneity of patients and treatments... - CD10 is expressed in a subset of chromophobe renal cell carcinomasGuido Martignoni
Anatomia Patologica, Universita di Sassari, Sassari, Italy
Mod Pathol 17:1455-63. 2004..04). Parvalbumin was strongly expressed in all primary and metastatic chromophobe renal cell carcinomas. Western blot analysis was utilized to confirm the expression of both CD10 and parvalbumin in chromophobe renal cell carcinomas... - Primary lymphoma of the kidney. Report of a case and update of the literatureAntonio Benito Porcaro
Divisione Clinicizzata di Urologia, Ospedale Policlinico G. Rossi, Verona, Italia
Arch Ital Urol Androl 74:44-7. 2002..Survival is extremely poor since 75% of patients die less than 1 year after operation. Prognosis may be improved by early detection of disease and by performing systemic chemotherapy... - Tumor size improves the accuracy of TNM predictions in patients with renal cancerPierre I Karakiewicz
Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, University of Montreal, Montreal, Que, Canada
Eur Urol 50:521-8; discussion 529. 2006..We examined the increment in accuracy related to inclusion of pathologically determined tumor size in prediction of nodal metastases (N+), distant metastases (M+), and cancer-specific survival (CSS)... - Prognostic factors in squamous cell carcinoma of the penisGiacomo Novara
Department of Oncological and Surgical Sciences, Urology Clinic, University of Padua, Monoblocco Ospedaliero, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy
Nat Clin Pract Urol 4:140-6. 2007..This article focuses on the most important issues that surround the prognosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the penis, with special attention to the prognostic nomograms for penile cancer patients published in 2006... - Collecting duct renal cell carcinoma: a matched analysis of 41 casesPierre I Karakiewicz
Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcome Unit, University of Montreal Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Eur Urol 52:1140-5. 2007..We assessed the stage and histologic features of patients with CDRCC and compared cancer-specific mortality in CDRCC and matched patients with clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (CRCC)... - Prognostic relevance of tumour size in T3a renal cell carcinoma: a multicentre experienceJohn S Lam
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, California 90095 1738, USA
Eur Urol 52:155-62. 2007..To evaluate the prognostic role of tumour size in pathological stage T3a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with fat invasion only and to assess whether this subgroup maintains its relevance over the other pathological stages... - Prognostic ability of simplified nuclear grading of renal cell carcinomaNathalie Rioux-Leclercq
Department of Pathology, Rennes Hospital, Rennes, France
Cancer 109:868-74. 2007..The predictive accuracy of various Fuhrman grading schemes was tested with the intent of improving the prediction of RCC-specific survival (RCC-SS)... - Renal cell carcinoma with nodal metastases in the absence of distant metastatic disease: prognostic indicators of disease-specific survivalPierre I Karakiewicz
Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcome Unit, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and Department of Urology, Rennes University Hospital, France
Eur Urol 51:1616-24. 2007..We explored the ability of standard risk factors such as tumour size, Fuhrman grade, histologic subtype and symptom classification to predict renal cell carcinoma-specific survival (RCC-SS)... - Relationship between age at diagnosis and clinicopathologic features of renal cell carcinomaGregory Verhoest
Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France
Eur Urol 51:1298-304; discussion 1304-5. 2007..To analyse the influence of age at diagnosis on tumour characteristics and cancer-specific survival in renal cell carcinoma (RCC)... - Open radical nephrectomy versus open partial nephrectomy: is it still an issue?Vincenzo Ficarra
Eur Urol 51:593-5. 2007 - Nomogram predictive of cancer specific survival in patients undergoing partial or total amputation for squamous cell carcinoma of the penisMichael W Kattan
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
J Urol 175:2103-8; discussion 2108. 2006..These nomograms could improve the quality of prognostic data provided to patients and support physicians in planning treatment... - Safety and efficacy of partial nephrectomy for all T1 tumors based on an international multicenter experienceJean-Jacques Patard
Department of Urology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1738, USA
J Urol 171:2181-5, quiz 2435. 2004..This large multicenter study suggests that it is safe to expand the indications of partial nephrectomy to include patients with T1N0M0 tumors up to 7 cm. However, careful patient selection remains necessary...