... is surgery, and complete resection of the disease is a prerequisite for a better outcome. The overall 5-year survival rates have been reported to be 16-60%, depending on the clinical background of the patients in the studies [ 4,5,6,7,8 ]. Stage is a strong influential factor for survival in most studies...

...G. Schott; J. Weissmüller; E. Vecera Nephrectomy was performed in 938 patients with renal carcinoma between the years 1960 and 1986. The cumulative survival rate was 78.7 ± 2.7% after 1 year; 62.9 ± 3.2% after 3 years; 52.4 ± 3.5% after 5 years, and 38.0 ± 4.1% after 10 years. Of this group, 39...