Management of clinically node negative penile carcinoma: Improved survival after the introduction of dynamic sentinel node biopsy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 783-786

  Lont, A P ^a   Horenblas, S ^a   Tanis, P J ^a   Gallee, M P W ^a   Van Tinteren, H ^a   Nieweg, O E ^a  

^a ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Carcinoma, squamous cell; Lymph nodes; Lymphatic metastasis; Penis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENIS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0042738844     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000081201.40365.75     Document Type: Article

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