Microscopic vascular invasion is the most relevant prognosticator after radical nephrectomy for clinically nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-49

  Van Poppel, Hein ^a   Vandendriessche, Hans ^a   Boel, Kristien ^a   Mertens, Veerle ^a   Goethuys, Hans ^a   Haustermans, Karin ^a   Van Damme, Boudewijn ^a   Baert, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Kidney neoplasms; Neoplasm metastasis; Nephrectomy; Prognosis; Renal cell

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; MICROCIRCULATION; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; VASCULAR TUMOR;

EID: 0030902965     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199707000-00013     Document Type: Article

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