Stromal invasion of the prostate following a complete response to bacillus Calmette-Guerin instillation therapy for carcinoma in situ of the ureter and the bladder

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 250-252

  Hara, Isao ^a   Yao, Akihisa ^a   Muramaki, Mototsugu ^a   Hikosaka, Satoko ^a   Yamada, Yuji ^a   Kawabata, Gaku ^a   Kamidono, Sadao ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus Calmette Guerin; Carcinoma in situ; Prostate invasion; Transrectal biopsy

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER INVASION; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CASE REPORT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE BIOPSY; REMISSION; URETER CANCER; URINE CYTOLOGY;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; AGED; BCG VACCINE; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CYSTECTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; STROMAL CELLS; URETERAL NEOPLASMS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 2342422421     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2003.00774.x     Document Type: Article

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