The significance of tumour grade in predicting disease progression in stage Ta transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-212

  Chen, S S ^a,b   Chen, K K ^a   Lin, A T L ^a   Chang, Y H ^a   Wu, H H H ^a   Hsu, T H S ^a   Chang, L S ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Transitional cell carcinoma; Tumour grade; Urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN; EPIRUBICIN; MITOMYCIN C; THIOTEPA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; BLADDER MUSCLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVESICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TUMOR RECURRENCE; URINE CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0030436003     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.1996.10511.x     Document Type: Article

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