Extracapsular extension of pelvic lymph node metastases from urothelial carcinoma of the bladder is an independent prognostic factor

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2358-2365

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER; BLADDER TUMOR; CARCINOMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA; COHORT STUDIES; CYSTECTOMY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 17144376031     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2005.03.084     Document Type: Article

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