Lymphoepithelioma-like bladder cancer: Clincopathologic study of six cases

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 731-734

  Kozyrakis, Diomidis ^a   Petraki, Constantina ^a   Prombonas, Ioannis ^a   Grigorakis, Alkiviadis ^a   Kanellis, Georgios ^a   Malovrouvas, Dimitrios ^a  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bladder; Cancer; Lymphoepithelioma; Pathology; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTECTOMY; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA LIKE BLADDER CANCER; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION;

AGED; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES, TUMOR-INFILTRATING; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 80053110368     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2011.02825.x     Document Type: Article

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