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JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH
Volume 167, Issue 2, Pages E199-E203Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.12.026
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Wilms tumor; lymph nodes; survival; SEER; outcomes
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Objective. We sought to determine the impact of number of lymph nodes examined on survival for Wilms tumor (WT). Methods. Data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results and Florida Cancer Data System were queried for patients < 20 years of age with WT. Results. Of 1805 WT patients, 1340 had lymph node (LN) data available following surgery. The mean age for the cohort was 3.3 +/- 2.8 y. Most patients were White (78%), and non- Hispanic (78%). A total of 297 patients (22%) had 0 LN sampled, while 697 (52%) had 1- 5 LN, 210 (16%) had 6-10 LN, and 136 (10%) had > 10 LN. Overall 5- y survivalwas 91%. By univariate analysis, 5- y survival was significantly lower for patients with 0 LN sampled (87% versus 91% 1- 5 LN; 93% 6- 10 LN; 95%> 10 LN, P = 0.005). Multivariate analysis confirmeda survival advantage forpatients having 1-5LN(HR0.600, P = 0.016), 6-10 LN (HR 0.521, P = 0.048), and > 10 LN (HR 0.403, P = 0.039) compared with patients with 0 LN examined. Conclusion. Failure to biopsy lymph nodes for WT patients not only increases the risk of local recurrence due to understaging and inadequate adjuvant therapy, but is also an independent prognostic indicator of lower survival. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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