Is frozen section analysis in nephron sparing surgery necessary? A clinicopathological study of 301 cases

Journal of Urology

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 385-387

  Duvdevani, Mordechai ^a,b   Laufer, Menachem ^a,b   Kastin, Alexander ^c,d   Mor, Yoram ^a,b   Nadu, Andrei ^a,b   Hanani, Jacob ^a,b   Nativ, Ofer ^c,d   Ramon, Jacob ^a,b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carcinoma, renal cell; Kidney; Surgery, frozen sections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHRON SPARING SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 12544254001     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000149111.48445.73     Document Type: Article

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