Fluorescence in situ hybridisation in the diagnosis of upper urinary tract tumours

European Urology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 288-292

  Mian, Christine ^a   Mazzoleni, Guido ^a   Vikoler, Silke ^a   Martini, Thomas ^a   Knüchel Clark, Ruth ^b   Zaak, Dirk ^c   Lazica, Alexander ^d   Roth, Stephan ^d   Mian, Michael ^a   Pycha, Armin ^a  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL OF BOLZANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^c Praxis und Belegabteilung für Urologie und Kinderurologie   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytology; Histology; Multicolour FISH; Urothelial cancer of the upper tract

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; URINARY TRACT CARCINOMA; URINE CYTOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; KIDNEY PELVIS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; URETERAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77955309287     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2010.04.026     Document Type: Article

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