Histopathological Characteristics of Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma Correlate With Tumor Size: A SEER Analysis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-34

  Rothman, Jason ^a   Egleston, Brian ^a   Wong, Yu Ning ^a   Iffrig, Kevan ^a   Lebovitch, Steve ^a   Uzzo, Robert G ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

carcinoma; kidney; pathology; renal cell; SEER program

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEER PROGRAM;

EID: 57149120753     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.09.009     Document Type: Article

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