Anatomic Extent of Pelvic Lymphadenectomy in Bladder Cancer

European Urology, Supplements

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 419-423

  Heidenreich, Axel ^a   Pfister, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lymph node metastasis; Prognosis; Staging; Survival; Urothelial cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ANATOMY; AORTA BIFURCATION; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYSTECTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MICROMETASTASIS; OBTURATOR NERVE; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950516565     PISSN: 15699056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eursup.2010.03.002     Document Type: Review

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