Comparison of Partial and Radical Laparascopic Nephrectomy: Long-Term Outcomes for Clinical T1b Renal Cell Carcinoma.

Abstract

LPN is an effective treatment option in appropriately selected patients with cT1b RCC. It provides 5-year, 10-year overall survival and cancer specific survival comparable to those of LRN as well as better preservation of renal function than LRN. Overall survival and cancer specific survival are associated with nonmodifiable factors but not by the choice of operative technique.