Prognostic factors of outcome after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: A retrospective study of a homogeneous patient cohort

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1494-1497

  Bassi, Pierfrancesco ^a   Ferrante, Gianluca Drago ^a   Piazza, Nicola ^a   Spinadin, Renato ^a   Carando, Roberto ^a   Pappagallo, Gianluigi ^a   Pagano, Francesco ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bladder neoplasms; Carcinoma, transitional cell; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY DIVERSION;

EID: 0032825150     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68936-7     Document Type: Article

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