Natural history of renal masses followed expectantly

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 111-113

  Kassouf, W ^b   Aprikian, A G ^b   Laplante, M ^b   Tanguay, S ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carcinoma, renal cell; Observation, disease progression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MALE; METASTASIS; NEPHRECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POOR GENERAL CONDITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLITARY KIDNEY; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0348109414     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000102409.69570.f5     Document Type: Article

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