Population-based evaluation of the risk factors and prognosis among renal cell carcinoma patients with initially diagnosed lung metastases

To evaluate risk factors and prognosis of lung metastases in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) based on the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database.56,617 patients with RCC were selected from the SEER database. Based on univariate and multivariate logistic regression, the risk factors for developing lung metastases were derived. 2906 patients were initially diagnosed with lung metastases, and then were used to research...