Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for advanced kidney cancer

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-24

  Paulter, Stephen E ^a   Walther, McClellan M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney Cancer; Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma; Radical Nephrectomy; Renal Cell Carcinoma; Tumor Thrombus

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY TUMOR; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; NEPHRECTOMY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LAPAROSCOPY; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEPHRECTOMY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 0036481605     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-002-0006-7     Document Type: Article

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