Partial Nephrectomy Does Not Compromise Survival in Patients With Pathologic Upstaging to pT2/pT3 or High-grade Renal Tumors Compared With Radical Nephrectomy

PN does not appear to compromise the chance for cancer cure in patients with cT1 tumors that are upstaged pathologically to pT2 or pT3 or high-grade renal masses when compared with RN. These concerns should not deter a surgeon from attempting PN when otherwise technically feasible.