The clinical significance of hydronephrosis and the tumor diameter in ureteral transitional cell carcinoma

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-136

  Cho, Kang Su ^a   Cho, Nam Hoon ^a   Choi, Young Deuk ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hydronephrosis; Transitional cell carcinoma; Tumor burden; Ureter

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT INDICATION; URETER CARCINOMA;

EID: 33646580388     PISSN: 04944747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2006.47.2.131     Document Type: Article

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