Argument against frozen section analysis of distal ureters in transitional cell bladder cancer

Nature Clinical Practice Urology

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 538-539

  Donat, S Machele ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER STAGING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYSTECTOMY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FROZEN SECTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; NEPHROURETERECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; URETER;

CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; CYSTECTOMY; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; URETER; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 53949111614     PISSN: 17434270     EISSN: 17434289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpuro1210     Document Type: Article

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