Radio frequency (RF) ablation of renal tumours does not produce complete tumour destruction: Results of a phase II study

European Urology, Supplements

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 14-17

  Brausi, Maurizio ^a   Castagnetti, Giovanni ^a   Gavioli, Mirko ^a   Peracchia, Giancarlo ^a   De Luca, Giuseppe ^a   Olmi, Riccardo ^a  

^a Nuovo Ospedale S Agostino   (Italy)

Author keywords

Prognosis; Renal tumour; Surgery; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; BLEEDING; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY MASS; KIDNEY SURGERY; KIDNEY TUMOR; MALE; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR CELL DESTRUCTION; TUMOR NECROSIS; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 1542358845     PISSN: 15699056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eursup.2004.02.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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