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Table 3 Oncologic results

From: Outcomes of surgical treatment for upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma: Comparison of retroperitoneoscopic and open nephroureterectomy

Variable

Number (%) or Mean (Min-Max)

 

RNU (N = 31)

ONU (N = 29)

P Value

Pathologic stages

   

   T1

16(51.6)

13 (44.8)

0.951

   T2

10 (32.3)

12 (41.4)

 

   T3

4 (12.9)

4 (13.8)

 

   T4

1 (3.2)

0 (0.0)

 

Grade

   

   Low

18 (58.1)

10 (34.5)

0.077

   High

13 (41.9)

19 (65.5)

 

Node

20 (64.5)

9 (31.0)

 

   Negative

19 (95)

6 (66.7)

0.076

   Positive

1 (5)

3 (33.3)

 

Recurrence

11 (35.4)

14 (48.2)

0.300

   Bladder

9 (29.0)

13 (44.8)

0.285

   Local

2 (6.4)

1 (3.4)

 

Metastasis

3 (9.7)

2 (6.9)

1.000

Follow up time (months)

26.4 (3–72)

27.9 (3–63)

0.534

2 yr. disease specific survival

86.3%

92.5%

0.8227

2 yr. overall survival

86.3%

83.3%

0.8628