Validation of preoperative nomograms predicting lymph node involvement in prostate cancer: A bi-institutional study

European Urology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1310-1311

  Hinev, Alexander I ^a   Hadjiev, Vesselin I ^b   Kolev, Nikolay H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ST MARINA   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS VARNA   (Bulgaria)

^c University Hospital G Stranski   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; GLEASON SCORE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LETTER; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; NOMOGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; TUMOR BIOPSY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; MALE; NOMOGRAMS; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 80255137542     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: 18737560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2011.09.008     Document Type: Letter

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