Collecting system invasion in renal cell carcinoma: Impact on prognosis and future staging strategies

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 768-772

  Palapattu, Ganesh S ^b   Pantuck, Allan J ^b   Dorey, Fred ^b   Said, Jonathon W ^b   Figlin, Robert A ^b   Belldegrun, Arie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carcinoma, renal cell; Kidney; Neoplasm invasiveness; Nephrectomy; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CELL INVASION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY COLLECTING TUBULE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 0042738864     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000082580.13597.a2     Document Type: Article

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