Table 1 Baseline characteristics (N = 4236).

From: Prognostic significance of pathologic nodal positivity in non-metastatic patients with renal cell carcinoma who underwent radical or partial nephrectomy

 

Total

pTxN1

pT1-4N0

p value

(n = 4236)

(n = 52)

(n = 4184)

Follow-up duration

Median (range)

43.79 (1.02–293.06)

82.52 (1.35–136.24)

43.69 (1.02–293.06)

 

Age at operation

Mean ± STD

55.53 ± 12.42

53.56 ± 13.85

55.56 ± 12.41

0.249

Gender

Male

3001

34 (65.4)

2967 (70.9)

0.383

Female

1235

18 (34.6)

1217 (29.1)

 

Body mass index (kg/cm2)

Mean ± STD

24.54 ± 3.36

23.28 ± 3.32

24.55 ± 3.36

0.009

Diabetes

Yes

594

6 (11.5)

588 (14.1)

0.602

Hypertension

Yes

1592

16 (30.8)

1576 (37.7)

0.294

Chronic renal failure

Yes

86

1 (1.9)

85 (2.0)

> .999

ECOG

0,1,2

3410

42 (80.8)

3368 (80.5)

> .999

3,4

57

0 (0.0)

57 (1.4)

 

ASA

1

1417

11 (21.2)

1406 (33.6)

0.376

2

1716

22 (42.3)

1694 (40.5)

 

3

175

2 (3.9)

173 (4.1)

 

4

5

0 (0.0)

5 (0.1)

 

Hb

Median (IQR)

13.9 (12.7–15)

12.8 (11.2–13.9)

13.9 (12.7–15.05)

< .001

Platelet

Median (IQR)

229 (193–271)

279.5 (216–321)

229 (192–270)

< .001

Creatinine

Median (IQR)

0.99 (0.81–1.1)

0.95 (0.86–1.14)

0.99 (0.81–1.1)

0.807

Albumin

Median (IQR)

4.4 (4.1–4.6)

4.1 (3.7–4.3)

4.4 (4.1–4.6)

< .001

AST

Median (IQR)

21 (18–28)

20 (14–25)

21 (18–28)

0.041

ALT

Median (IQR)

21 (15–32)

16 (12–26)

21 (15–32)

0.004

MDRD GFR

Median (IQR)

75.5 (63.9–87.8)

71.95 (59.55–86.1)

75.5 (63.9–87.8)

0.245

Tumor location

Lt

2101

24 (46.2)

2077 (49.6)

0.687

Rt

2056

28 (53.9)

2028 (48.5)

 

Bilat

27

0 (0.0)

27 (0.7)

 

Nephrectomy

Open surgery

1930

38 (73.1)

1892 (45.2)

< .001

Laparoscopic

2254

14 (26.9)

2240 (53.5)

 

Operative extent

Partial

1851

4 (7.7)

1847 (44.1)

< .001

Radical

1382

28 (53.9)

1354 (32.4)

 

pT

T1

3393

14 (26.9)

3379 (80.8)

< .001

T2

334

11 (21.2)

323 (7.7)

 

T3

486

26 (50.0)

460 (11.0)

 

T4 + Tx

23

1 (1.9)

22 (0.5)

 

Histology

Clear cell

3575

32 (61.5)

3543 (84.7)

< .001

Non-clear cell

602

17 (32.7)

585 (14.0)

 

Mixed

45

1 (1.9)

44 (1.1)

 

Nuclear grade

Grade 1–2

2195

13 (25)

2182 (52.2)

0.003

Grade 3–4

1832

28 (53.9)

1804 (43.1)

 

Sarcomatoid differentiation

Yes

78

5 (9.6)

73 (1.7)

0.003

Necrosis

Yes

311

16 (30.8)

295 (7.1)

< .001

Lymphovascular invasion

Yes

159

18 (34.6)

141 (3.4)

< .001

Capsular invasion

Yes

718

16 (30.8)

702 (16.8)

0.008