Histological grading of papillary urothelial carcinoma of the bladder: Prognostic value of the 1998 WHO/ISUP classification system and comparison with conventional grading systems

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 900-905

  Oosterhuis, J W A ^a   Schapers, R F M ^a   Janssen Heijnen, M L G ^b   Pauwels, R P E ^a   Newling, D W ^c   Ten Kate, F ^d  

^a Stichting Ziekenhuizen Noord Limburg   (Netherlands)

^b The Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036901356     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.55.12.900     Document Type: Article

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