Positive surgical margins are predictors of local recurrence in conservative kidney surgery for pT1 tumors

ABSTRACT Objectives: The clinical significance of positive surgical margin (PSM) after a Nephron Sparing Surgery (NSS) is controversial. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between PSM and the risk of disease recurrence in patients with pT1 kidney tumors who underwent NSS. Materia...

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Main Authors: Patricio Garcia Marchiñena, Sebastián Tirapegui, Ignacio Tobia Gonzalez, Alberto Jurado, Guillermo Gueglio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382018000300475&lng=en&tlng=en