Role of lymphadenectomy in clinically organ-confined prostate cancer

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-44

  Bhatta Dhar, Nivedita ^a   Burkhard, Fiona C ^a   Studer, Urs E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Lymphadenectomy; Nodal metastases; Prostate cancer; Radical prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROSTATE TUMOR; PROSTATECTOMY;

HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33947385338     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-007-0149-8     Document Type: Article

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