Prognostic Value of Microvascular Invasion in Predicting the Cancer Specific Survival and Risk of Metastatic Disease in Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Multicenter Investigation

Abstract

Microvascular invasion occurs in nearly 1 of 5 patients with renal cell carcinoma, is tightly correlated with adverse clinicopathological features and is an independent predictor of metastatic spread including in those presenting with low stage tumors.