Urothelial Carcinoma of the Upper Urinary Tract: Surgical Approach and Prognostic Factors

European Urology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 720-731

  Zigeuner, Richard ^a   Pummer, Karl ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Endourology; Laparoscopy; Pathology; Percutaneous; Prognosis; Surgery; Upper urinary tract; Ureteroscopy; Urothelial cancer

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; EPIRUBICIN; METHOTREXATE; VINBLASTINE;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; NEPHROURETERECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETEROSCOPY; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR;

CARCINOMA; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; NEPHRECTOMY; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; URETERAL NEOPLASMS; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 39549087894     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2008.01.006     Document Type: Review

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