Predictors of mortality in patients submitted to nephrectomy for non-metastatic renal cell carcinoma at a referral center in Northeastern Brazil.

OBJECTIVE:: to identify predictors of mortality in patients submitted to nephrectomy for non-metastatic renal cancer.

METHODS:: we conducted a retrospective cohort study based on the records of patients with renal cancer submitted to radical or partial nephrectomy at the Ceará Cancer Institute.

RESULTS:: we studied 117 patients, with mean and median age of 59.14 and 59 years, respectively. The male gender was slightly predominant. The right kidney was most frequently affected (64%). The most common histopathological diagnosis was clear-cell carcinoma (77%). Stage pT1 and Fuhrman grade II were predominant. The only predictive variables of overall survival were pathological stage (pT) and lymph node involvement.

CONCLUSION:: pathological stage (pT) and lymph node involvement are important prognostic factors in patients undergoing nephrectomy for non-metastatic renal cancer.