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. 2009 Jan 21;2008:310694. doi: 10.1155/2008/310694

Table 1.

Small RCC prognosis factors.

Better prognosis Worse prognostic
Incidental Symptoms
Small size <3 cm Size > 3 cm
T1 T2 and >
Low grade High grade
No upper tract invasion Upper tract invasion
No lymph nodes Necrosis
No necrosis Lymph nodes
No vascular invasion Vascular invasion
Negative biological markers Positive biological markers
Papillary or chromophobe pathology (¿) Sarcomatoid component
Zero median grown rate Grown rate > 0.31 cm yearly
Option to NSS No option to NSS