Urothelial carcinoma of the sarcomatoid variant in a young patient with spina bifida: A case report and review of the literature

Cases Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Nomikos, Michael ^a   Philippou, Prodromos ^a   Glava, Chrysa ^b   Delakas, Dimitrios ^a  

^a IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; GEMCITABINE;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER BIOPSY; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTECTOMY; CYSTOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEAL CONDUIT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPINA BIFIDA; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 77953367657     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-9381     Document Type: Article

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