Background: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for approximately 3% of adult malignancies and 90-95% of neoplasm arising from the kidney. Objective was to explore the safety and efficacy of nephron sparing surgery (NSS) for T1N0M0 renal cell carcinomas (RCC) and to assess the oncological outcome of NSS in T1N0M0 RCC.Methods: A total of 31 cases were enrolled for the study of which 11 (35.5%) underwent NSS and 20 (64.5%) underwent radical nephrectomy (RN). The clinical results were followed up and comparatively analyzed.Results: NSS was performed using a margin of 1cm, no positive surgical margin was detected. The mean blood loss and mean duration of surgery in NSS and RN was comparable. Among all one patient from NSS group experienced urinary leak which was managed by placement of DJ stent. The overall complication rate was 9.1% in NSS. Lab. tests before surgery and after surgery at 6month was done in the both groups and results obtained was within normal limits. Only one patient developed metastasis from NSS group and died at 14th month of fallow-up, whereas neither metastasis nor mortality were recorded in RN group.Conclusions: Nephron sparing SURGERY has proven to be a safe and effective approach for Renal cell carcinoma with comparable clinical results to radical nephrectomy especially in tumour ≤4cm.
The safety and efficacy of nephron sparing surgery in T1N0M0 renal cell carcinoma