Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the urinary bladder: A clinicopathological study of 4 cases and a review of the literature

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 724-728

  Stamatiou, Konstantinos ^a   Galariotis, Nikolaos ^a   Michailidis, Ioannis ^a   Petrakopoulou, Nerantzoula ^a   Moustou, Helen ^a   Zizi Sermpetzoglou, Adamantia ^a  

^a General Hospital of Pireas Tzaneio   (Greece)

Author keywords

Transitional cell carcinoma; Urinary bladder neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; URINARY BLADDER SARCOMATOID CARCINOMA;

EID: 78149345682     PISSN: 20056737     EISSN: 20056745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2010.51.10.724     Document Type: Article

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