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  • Title: Partial nephrectomy for renal tumours: the Singapore General Hospital experience.
    Author: Yip SK, Cheng WS, Tan BS, Li MK, Foo KT.
    Journal: J R Coll Surg Edinb; 1999 Jun; 44(3):156-60. PubMed ID: 10372483.
    Abstract:
    From January 1991 to August 1998, 220 radical nephrectomies were performed for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). During the same period, 27 patients underwent partial nephrectomy for their renal tumours. These included 19 male and 8 female (mean age, 54; range, 35-75). Their clinical presentation, diagnostic modalities and surgical outcome were evaluated. The lesions included 18 RCCs, 7 angiomyolipomas (AMLs), 1 oncocytoma and 1 dysoncogenetic renal tumour. Only 8 patients had specific urological symptoms. Computerised tomography (CT) scan was diagnostic in 78% of cases. Tumour size ranged from 15-50 mm for RCC and 30-190 mm for AML, respectively. Operative time averaged 92 minutes (range: 35-145). The hospital stay ranged from 3 to 25 days (mean 11). Complications occurred in four cases (14.8%); there was one death (3.7%). No tumour recurrence was detected during a mean follow up of 20 months. None of the patients developed significant renal impairment. Partial nephrectomy is feasible in small RCC and some large AML, and can be offered in selected patients.
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