Lymphadenectomy in bladder cancer: How high is "high enough"?

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations

Volumn 24, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 349-355

  Stein, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Cystectomy; Lymph node metastases; Lymphadenectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

AUTOPSY; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYSTECTOMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHOMA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PATHOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STANDARD; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 33745511753     PISSN: 10781439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2005.07.013     Document Type: Review

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