Sternotomy (n = 23)

Minimally Invasive (n = 47)

p-value

Histology

Clear Cell

12 (54%)

34 (73%)

Chromophobe

0 (0%)

1 (2.2%)

Papillary

2 (9.1%)

2 (4.3%)

Granular

1 (4.5%)

2 (4.3%)

Unknown

7 (31.8%)

4 (8.7%)

Other

0 (0%)

3 (6.5%)

Path Stage T

0.0004

T3b

2 (9.1%)

23 (51.1%)

T3c

19 (86.4%)

22 (48.9%)

T4

1 (4.5%)

0 (0%)

Path Stage N

0.0453

N0

16 (69.6%)

22 (46.8%)

N1

3 (13.0%)

3 (6.4%)

N2

2 (8.7%)

4 (8.5%)

NX

2 (8.7%)

18 (38.3%)

Tumor Grade

0.5067

1

0 (0%)

2 (4.4%)

2

4 (33.3%)

9 (20.0%)

3

7 (58.3%)

22 (48.9%)

4

1 (8.3%)

12 (26.7%)

Tumor Size (cm)

8.25 (6.5 - 11)

8.75 (6 - 12)

0.6655