Predictability of recurrent and progressive disease in individual patients with primary superficial bladder cancer

Journal of Urology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 60-64

  Kiemeney, L A L M ^a   Witjes, J A ^a   Heijbroek, R P ^a   Verbeek, A L M ^a   Debruyne, F M J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

bladder neoplasms; carcinoma; neoplasm metastasis; prognosis; recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CYSTOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SUPERFICIAL CANCER; URINARY TRACT BIOPSY; URINE CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0027285323     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(17)35397-1     Document Type: Article

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