Postoperative bladder washing cytology after transurethral resection: Can it predict the recurrence of urothelial carcinoma?

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 380-384

  Iczkowski, Kenneth A ^a,b,d   Katz, Giora ^a,c   Cascione, Carl J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Dept of Pathol Immunol/Lab Med   (United States)

^c Department of Urology

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Transurethral resection; Urothelium; Washing cytology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER IRRIGATION; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URINARY TRACT CARCINOMA; URINE CYTOLOGY;

EID: 2442670513     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326388     Document Type: Article

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