Prognostic factors for survival and bladder recurrence in transitional cell carcinoma of the upper urinary tract

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 366-373

  Morioka, Masaaki ^a   Jo, Yoshimasa ^a   Furukawa, Yoji ^a   Kinugawa, Keigo ^a   Sone, Atsushi ^a   Matsuki, Takakazu ^a   Kobayashi, Tatsuya ^a   Fujii, Tomohiro ^a   Tanaka, Hiroyoshi ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus Calmette Guerin instillation therapy; Bladder recurrence; Transitional cell carcinoma; Upper urinary tract

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR; URINARY TRACT CARCINOMA;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVESICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BCG VACCINE; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; VINBLASTINE;

EID: 0035570944     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2001.00315.x     Document Type: Article

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