Benefit of adjuvant radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer with a positive surgical margin

Journal of Urology

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1178-1182

  Leibovich, Bradley C ^a   Engen, Donald E ^a   Patterson, David E ^a   Pisansky, Thomas M ^a   Alexander, Erik E ^a   Blute, Michael L ^a   Bergstralh, Erik J ^a   Zincke, Horst ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Combined modality therapy; Prostate; Prostatectomy; Prostatic neoplasms; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0034023030     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67717-8     Document Type: Article

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