The Necessity of Adrenalectomy at the Time of Radical Nephrectomy: A Systematic Review

Journal of Urology

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2009-2017

  O'Malley, Rebecca L ^a   Godoy, Guilherme ^a   Kanofsky, Jamie A ^a   Taneja, Samir S ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adrenal gland neoplasms; adrenalectomy; carcinoma; kidney neoplasms; nephrectomy; renal cell

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL METASTASIS; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY TUMOR; NEPHRECTOMY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEPHRECTOMY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 64049106697     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.01.018     Document Type: Review

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