2010
Partial nephrectomy for selected renal cortical tumours of ≥7 cm
Karellas M, O’Brien M, Jang T, Bernstein M, Russo P. Partial nephrectomy for selected renal cortical tumours of ≥7 cm. BJU International 2010, 106: 1484-1487. PMID: 20518765, PMCID: PMC4319322, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2010.09405.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cortical tumorsPartial nephrectomyCortical tumorsRenal unitsLarge tumorsPre-existing renal insufficiencyUse of PNConventional clear cell carcinomaAccepted surgical approachMedian tumor sizeGlomerular filtration rateInstitutional review board approvalClear cell carcinomaEffective tumor controlReview board approvalRenal insufficiencySolitary kidneyMetastatic diseaseMedian ageAppropriate tumorSurgical databaseTumor sizeCell carcinomaSurgical approachTumor control
2008
Advanced‐stage renal cell carcinoma treated by radical nephrectomy and adjacent organ or structure resection
Karellas M, Jang T, Kagiwada M, Kinnaman M, Jarnagin W, Russo P. Advanced‐stage renal cell carcinoma treated by radical nephrectomy and adjacent organ or structure resection. BJU International 2008, 103: 160-164. PMID: 18782305, PMCID: PMC2769168, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2008.08025.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cell carcinomaRadical nephrectomyAdjacent organsCell carcinomaAdvanced stage renal cell carcinomaAdvanced renal cell carcinomaConventional clear cell carcinomaAdjuvant clinical trialsEvidence of diseaseInstitutional review board approvalPositive surgical marginsSurgical margin statusClear cell carcinomaPathological stage T3Review board approvalPT4 stageMetastatic diseaseMost patientsSurgical resectionSystemic agentsMargin statusSurgical managementSurgical marginsStage T3Clinical trials