Identification by quantitative chromatin pattern analysis of patients at risk for recurrence of superficial transitional bladder carcinoma

Journal of Urology

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2134-2137

  Van Velthoven, Roland ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Petein, Michel ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Oosterlinck, Willem ^a,b,c,d,e,f   De Wilde, Theodoor ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Mattelaer, Johann ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Hardeman, Marc ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Kiss, Robert ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Decaestecker, Christine ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^f Kliniek Maria's Voorzienigheid   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carcinoma, transitional cell; Image cytometry; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE CYTOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE RISK; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION;

EID: 0033767358     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)66984-4     Document Type: Article

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