Ureteral carcinoma in situ at radical cystectomy: Does the margin matter?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 768-771

  Silver, David A ^a   Stroumbakis, Nicholas ^a   Russo, Paul ^a   Fair, William R ^a   Herr, Harry W ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoma in situ; Cystectomy; Ureter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; URETER CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030789321     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64312-X     Document Type: Article

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