Gemcitabine and cisplatin following surgical treatment of urinary bladder carcinosarcoma

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Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 458-460

  Damiano, Rocco ^a   D'Armiento, Massimo ^b   Cantiello, Francesco ^a   Amorosi, Andrea ^a   Tagliaferri, Pierosandro ^a   Sacco, Rosario ^a   Venuta, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biphasic mixed tumors; Carcinosarcoma; Cystoprostatectomy; Gemcitabine; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; GEMCITABINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; BLADDER CARCINOSARCOMA; CANCER INVASION; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CYSTECTOMY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; MESENCHYME CELL; MIXED TUMOR; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SARCOMA; SURVIVAL; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER; URINARY DIVERSION;

EID: 9344229206     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160409000502     Document Type: Article

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