Prognostic significance of the 1997 TNM classification of renal cell carcinoma

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1277-1281

  Javidan, Javid ^a   Stricker, Hans J ^a   Tamboli, Pheroze ^a   Amin, Mitual B ^a   Peabody, James O ^a   Deshpande, Anita ^a   Menon, Mani ^a   Amin, Mahul B ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoma, renal cell; Classification; Kidney neoplasms; Neoplasm staging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0032819573     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68264-X     Document Type: Article

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