Anatomic basis for lymph node counts as measure of lymph node dissection extent: A cadaveric study

Urology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 358-363

  Davies, Judson D ^a   Simons, Christopher M ^a   Ruhotina, Nedim ^a   Barocas, Daniel A ^a   Clark, Peter E ^a   Morgan, Todd M ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE COUNT; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM EXAMINATION; MALE; PATHOLOGIST; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

AGED; ANATOMIC VARIATION; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; MALE; PELVIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84873318825     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2012.10.025     Document Type: Article

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