Penile carcinoma. Is Nd:YAG laser therapy radical enough?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 168, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2418-2421

  Frimberger, D ^a   Hungerhuber, E ^a   Zaak, D ^a   Waidelich, R ^a   Hofstetter, A ^a   Schneede, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lasers; Penile neoplasms; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; METASTASIS; NEODYMIUM LASER; PENIS AMPUTATION; PENIS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0036893871     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64158-4     Document Type: Article

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