Extended lymph node dissection in patients with urothelial cell carcinoma of the bladder: Can it make a difference?

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 521-526

  Holmer, Magnus ^a   Bendahl, Pär Ola ^a   Davidsson, Thomas ^a   Gudjonsson, Sigurdur ^a   Månsson, Wiking ^a   Liedberg, Fredrik ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Vaxjo County Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Cystectomy; Disease specific survival; Lymphnode dissection; Time to recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER TUMOR; CARCINOMA; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE; UROTHELIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 68549111324     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-008-0366-9     Document Type: Article

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