Body mass index is associated with higher lymph node counts during retroperitoneal lymph node dissection

Urology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 361-364

  Thompson, R Houston ^a   Carver, Brett S ^a   Bosl, George J ^a   Bajorin, Dean ^a   Motzer, Robert ^a   Feldman, Darren ^a   Reuter, Victor E ^a   Sheinfeld, Joel ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER SURGERY; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGEON;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856714748     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.04.050     Document Type: Article

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