Nephron sparing surgery for renal cell carcinoma 4 cm. or less in diameter: Indicated or under treated?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1465-1469

  Wunderlich, H ^a   Reichelt, O ^a   Schumann, S ^a   Schlichter, A ^a   Kosmehl, H ^a   Werner, W ^a   Vollandt, R ^a   Schubert, J ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carcinoma, renal cell; Nephrectomy; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; NEPHRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0032459834     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199805000-00012     Document Type: Article

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