Prognostic implications of extracapsular extension of pelvic lymph node metastases in urothelial carcinoma of the bladder

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-95

  Fleischmann, Achim ^a   Thalmann, George N ^a   Markwalder, Regula ^a   Studer, Urs E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bladder; Extracapsular extension; Nodal metastases; Survival; Urothelial carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; UROTHELIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PELVIS; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 11144335869     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000147396.08853.26     Document Type: Article

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