Synchronous bilateral ureteral and renal pelvic carcinomas: Incidence, etiology, treatment, and outcome

Cancer

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 741-747

  Holmäng, Sten ^a   Johansson, Sonny L ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder neoplasm; Synchronous carcinoma; Transitional cell carcinoma; Upper urinary tract

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PHENACETIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY PAPILLA NECROSIS; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; KIDNEY PELVIS CARCINOMA; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHROURETERECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; URETER CARCINOMA; URINARY TRACT TUMOR;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; URETERAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 3543088539     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20395     Document Type: Article

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