Trends in the use of gross and frozen section pathological consultations during partial or radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma

Journal of Urology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 461-467

  Miller, David C ^a   Shah, Rajal B ^c   Bruhn, Aron ^a   Madison, Rodger ^b   Saigal, Christopher S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Frozen sections; Kidney; Kidney neoplasms; Pathology, surgical; Trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KIDNEY CANCER; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREND STUDY; AGED; KIDNEY TUMOR; NEPHRECTOMY; PATIENT REFERRAL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEER PROGRAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38849158009     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.09.041     Document Type: Article

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