Clinical significance of routine pre-cystectomy bone scans in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 36-40

  Brendengen, M ^a   Winderen, M ^a   Fossa, S D ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Pre operative bone scan; Serum alkaline phosphatase; Skeletal metastases; Total cystectomy

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BONE METASTASIS; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030045504     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1996.08467.x     Document Type: Article

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