The Role of Pathology Review of Transurethral Bladder Tumor Resection Specimens in the Modern Era

Journal of Urology

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 921-928

  Lee, Michael C ^a   Levin, Howard S ^a   Jones, J Stephen ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

carcinoma; pathology; referral and consultation; transitional cell; urinary bladder neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SURGERY; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CYSTECTOMY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER;

CYSTECTOMY; HUMANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 75849149000     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.11.049     Document Type: Article

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