Adrenal sparing surgery in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma: When is it possible?

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 153-158

  Autorino, R ^a,c   Di Lorenzo, G ^b   Damiano, R ^a   Perdona S ^a   Oliva, A ^a   D'Armiento, M ^a   De Sio, M ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Carcinoma; Conservative surgery; Renal cell

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY TUMOR; MALE; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 3843117644     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-003-0344-1     Document Type: Article

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