Assessment of the Cardiff nephrectomy cut-up protocol with total blocking of the renal sinus: Effect on tumour staging and practical issues

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1209-1211

  Soilleux, E J ^a   Roberts, I S D ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CARDIFF NEPHRECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; METHODOLOGY; NEPHRECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DISSECTION; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEPHRECTOMY; RENAL VEINS;

EID: 33751250185     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.034793     Document Type: Article

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