Cytologic analysis of ureteral washings is informative in patients with grade 2 upper tract TCC considering endoscopic treatment

Urology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1146-1150

  Skolarikos, A ^a   Griffiths, T R L ^a   Powell, P H ^a   Thomas, D J ^a   Neal, D E ^a   Kelly, J D ^a,b  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROURETERECTOMY; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; URETER; URINARY TRACT CARCINOMA; UTERUS BIOPSY;

EID: 0037602170     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00026-8     Document Type: Article

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