[Renal adenocarcinoma: 20 years of surgical experience, 1970-1990]

Epidemiology, diagnostics, staging, surgical procedure and survival data of 219 patients with renal cells carcinoma are reported (1970-1990). Diagnosis is based on Tc and angiography. Possibly in the future high sensitivity methods like Magnetic Resonance could limit the use of invasive techniques. 207 patients underwent radical nephrectomy and 68 of these lymphadenectomy too (para and pre aortic and/or caval). In 41 patients the tumor had involved the venous system and 9 cavatomies, 2 caval resections and 1 atriotomy have been performed. In the stage T1-T2-T3 NoMoVo the survival rate (at. 5 years) is 87%, 80%, and 75% respectively. The survival in N+MoVo patients is 17% (at 5 y.) and in V+NoMo patients 57%.