The evolution, controversies, and potential pitfalls of modified retroperitoneal lymph node dissection templates

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 477-483

  Katz, Mark H ^a   Eggener, Scott E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Modified templates; Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; ORCHIECTOMY; RETROPERITONEUM; REVIEW; TESTIS TUMOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; ORCHIECTOMY; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 68549136746     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-009-0407-z     Document Type: Review

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