The impact of lymph node status and features on oncological outcomes in urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract (UTUC) treated by nephroureterectomy

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 189-197

  Ouzzane, Adil ^a,s   Colin, Pierre ^a   Ghoneim, Tarek P ^a   Zerbib, Marc ^b   de La Taille, Alexandre ^c   Audenet, François ^d   Saint, Fabien ^e   Hoarau, Nicolas ^f   Adam, Emilie ^g   Azemar, Marie Dominique ^h   Bensadoun, Henri ⁱ   Cormier, Luc ^j   Cussenot, Olivier ^k   Houlgatte, Alain ^l   Karsenty, Gilles ^m   Maurin, Charlotte ⁿ   Nouhaud, François Xavier ^o   Phe, Véronique ^p   Polguer, Thomas ^q   Roumiguié, Mathieu ^r   Ruffion, Alain ^g   Rouprêt, Morgan ^d   more..

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b université Paris Cité   (France)

^c HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^h UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^j UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^k HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^l University of Paris Descartes   (France)

^m ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

ⁿ HÔPITAL DE LA CONCEPTION   (France)

^o UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^p FOCH HOSPITAL   (France)

^q UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^r TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^s LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

more..

Author keywords

Lymph node; Lymphadenectomy; Nephroureterectomy; Prognosis; Urothelial carcinoma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873185310     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-012-0983-1     Document Type: Article

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