How Do Commonly Performed Lymphadenectomy Templates Influence Bladder Cancer Nodal Stage?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 499-504

  Dangle, Pankaj P ^a   Gong, Michael C ^b   Bahnson, Robert R ^a   Pohar, Kamal S ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

lymph node excision; neoplasm staging; prognosis; urinary bladder; urinary bladder neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA BIFURCATION; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTECTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 73749087359     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.09.080     Document Type: Article

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