Charlson co-morbidity index as a predictor of outcome after surgery for renal cell carcinoma with renal vein, vena cava or right atrium extension

Journal of Urology

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1282-1286

  Gettman, Matthew T ^a   Boelter, Christopher W ^a   Cheville, John C ^a   Zincke, Horst ^a   Bryant, Sandra C ^a   Blute, Michael L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoma, renal cell; Co morbidity; Heart atrium; Kidney; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY METASTASIS; KIDNEY VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NEPHRECTOMY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR THROMBUS;

EID: 0037377111     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000049093.03392.cc     Document Type: Article

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