Üst üriner sistem ürotelyal karsinomlarinda tümör boyutu ve yerleşimi sağ kalımı etkiler mi?

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of tumor location based on clinicopathologic features on cancer-specific survival (CSS) of patients who were treated surgically for locally/locally advanced upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).
 Materials and Methods: A single-center series of 145 patients with UTUC who underwent radical nephroureterectomy between May 2010 and August 2019 were included in the study. Patients were stratified based on the location of the tumor as renal pelvis and ureter located tumor. Clinicopathologic characteristics and oncological outcomes were compared according to tumor location and CSS rates after surgery were graphically explored using Kaplan–Meier curves.
 Results: At a mean follow-up time of 41.8 (4-124) months after surgery, 65 patients (44.8%) died from UTUC. Kaplan-Meier curves showed that tumor location was not associated with CSS in the analysis performed according to tumor stage, grade, and size. In the analysis that was conducted without regard to tumor location, worse CSS was found for patients with pT3 disease versus those with ≤pT2 and with high-grade tumors versus those with low-grade (p=0.025 and p=0.011, respectively).
 Conclusion: Tumor location was not associated with CSS in any of the analyses. Regardless of tumor location, patients with pT3 disease and high-grade tumors, have a worse prognosis. Further studies on prognostic factors are needed to evaluate the advantages of these factors in the management of patients with UTUC.