Table 1.
Characteristics of patients suffering from RCC included in the study (n = 60) eGFR-estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate.
| Study Parameter | ||
| Mean Age± SD, years | 50.3 ± 12.4 | |
| Gender (M/F) | 44/16 | |
| Side of the tumor (Right/Left) | 29/31 | |
| Maximum Radiological size, Mean ± SD, centimeters | 7.1 ± 3.8 | |
| Comorbidities | ||
| Diabetes (n), (%) | 12 (20.0%) | |
| Hypertension (n), (%) | 16 (12.7%) | |
| Coronary artery disease (n), (%) | 4 (6.7%) | |
| Chronic kidney Disease (eGFR<60 ml/min/m2) | 3 (5.0%) | |
| Mode of detection | Incidental (n), (%) | 21 (35.0%) |
| Pain (n), (%) | 14 (23.3%) | |
| Hematuria (n), (%) | 12 (20.0%) | |
| Pain & hematuria (n), (%) | 8 (13.4%) | |
| Others (n), (%) | 5 (8.3%) | |
| Surgical approach | Open (n), (%) | 37 (61.7%) |
| Laparoscopic (n), (%) | 22 (36.7%) | |
| Robotic (n), (%) | 1 (1.7%) | |
| Surgical procedure | Radical nephrectomy (n), (%) | 44 (73.3%) |
| Partial nephrectomy (n), (%) | 8 (13.3%) | |
| Cytoreductive nephrectomy (n), (%) | 8 (13.3%) | |
| Blood parameters | ||
| Mean Haemoglobin± SD, g/dl | 12.3 ± 1.7 | |
| Mean Platelets, x103 ± SD, /mm3 | 226 ± 104 | |
| Mean serum Creatinine ±SD, mg/dl | 0.9 ± 0.3 | |