Validation of the 2009 TNM version in a large multi-institutional cohort of patients treated for renal cell carcinoma: Are further improvements needed?

European Urology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 588-595

  Novara, Giacomo ^a   Ficarra, Vincenzo ^a   Antonelli, Alessandro ^b   Artibani, Walter ^a   Bertini, Roberto ^c   Carini, Marco ^d   Cosciani Cunico, Sergio ^b   Imbimbo, Ciro ^e   Longo, Nicola ^e   Martignoni, G ^f   Martorana, Giuseppe ^g   Minervini, Andrea ^d   Mirone, Vincenzo ^e   Montorsi, Francesco ^c   Schiavina, Roberto ^g   Simeone, Claudio ^b   Serni, Sergio ^d   Simonato, Alchiede ^h   Siracusano, Salvatore ⁱ   Volpe, Alessandro ^j   Carmignani, Giorgio ^h   De Cobelli, O ^k   Corti, S ^b   Castelli, M ^l   Cimino, S ^l   Favilla, V ^l   Morgia, G ^l,o   Billia, M ^j   Terrone, C ^j   Masieri, L ^d   Oneto, F ^h   Varca, V ^h   Rocco, F ^m   Costantini, E ⁿ   Porena, M ⁿ   Zucchi, A ⁿ   Ciciliato, S ⁱ   Lampropoulou, N ⁱ   Fontana, D ^p   Gontero, P ^p   Tizzani, A ^p   Brunelli, M ^f   Valotto, C ^f   Zattoni, F ^f   Petralia, G ^c   Roscigno, M ^c   Strada, E ^c   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^k EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^o UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^p UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Kidney neoplasm; Nephrectomy; Renal cell carcinoma; TNM

Indexed keywords

FAT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 77956546143     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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