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- The study reports on 47 cases of kidney tumors observed over 15 years at a national oncological institute, with a patient demographic of 16 men and 21 women averaging 49 years old.
- The most common clinical symptoms included loin pain (81%) and hematuria (25%), with diagnosis confirmed through ultrasound and CT scans, revealing average tumor sizes of 10 cm.
- Surgical treatment involved radical nephrectomy and lymph node dissection for most patients, with a follow-up showing varying 5-year survival rates based on tumor stage, and one postoperative death due to pulmonary metastases.
Article Abstract
The authors report a series of 47 cases observed over a 15-years period in the department of carcinological at the national oncological institute of Rabat. Patients consisted of 16 mean and 21 women (57%), with a mean age of 49 years old (range 29 to 70 years). The clinical features were polymorph, firstly loin pain (81%), hematuria is the next (25%). A lumbar mass (10%). The diagnosis was established by ultra-sonography and CT-scan in all the patients. The mean tumour diameter was 10 cm (5-17 cm), it were located in down pole in 53%. The surgical procedure consisted of radical nephrectomy and regional or hailer lymph node dissection in 46 patients. The post operative course was marked by one death due to pulmonary metastases. The mean follow-up was (2 to 15 years). Asynchronies metastases occurred in 6 patients after a mean interval (9 to 36 months). The overall 5 year survival was 100% PT1, 78% PT2, 34% PT3.
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