Patients with penile carcinoma benefit from immediate resection of clinically occult lymph node metastases

Journal of Urology

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 816-819

  Kroon, B K ^a   Horenblas, S ^a   Lont, A P ^a   Tanis, P J ^a   Gallee, M P W ^a   Nieweg, O E ^a  

^a ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lymphadenectomy; Penile neoplasms; Penis; Sentinel node biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCULT CANCER; PENIS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13744251845     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000154565.37397.4d     Document Type: Conference Paper

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