The evolving management of small renal masses

Current Oncology Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-217

  Boorjian, Stephen A ^a   Uzzo, Robert G ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER GROWTH; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYOABLATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUMOR; LAPAROSCOPY; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHRON SPARING SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SMALL RENAL MASS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65349112451     PISSN: 15233790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11912-009-0030-6     Document Type: Review

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