Prostate cancer with bladder neck involvement: Pathologic findings with application of a new practical method for tumor extent evaluation and recurrence-free survival after radical prostatectomy

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 363-368

  Billis, Athanase ^a   Freitas, Leandro L ^a   Magna, Luis A ^a   Samara, Adil B ^a   Ferreira, Ubirajara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Neoplasm staging; Prostate; Prostatectomy; Prostaticneoplasms; Urinarybladder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER METASTASIS; BLADDER NECK; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ETHNOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; GLEASON SCORE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMINAL VESICLE; TUMOR VOLUME; URETHRA;

ADULT; AGED; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 12444338929     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-004-0922-1     Document Type: Article

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