Highlights ■ Descriptive analysis of 2,387 patients treated at private and public hospitals. ■ Public patients had a 2.5 fold higher risk of metastasis  at diagnosis when compared to private service patients, and longer hospital stays. ■ Regarding race, Black and mixed-race patients had a higher risk of metastasis at diagnosis than whites and a  lower chance of undergoing advanced surgery techniques such as robotic surgery. ■ Patients aged more than 75 years have statistically worse  overall survival. ABSTRACT Objective: […]