Journal article
Multifocality rather than tumor location is a prognostic factor in upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Whether a patient has urothelial carcinoma located within the renal pelvis or ureter remains a controversial prognostic indicator in clinical urology. We wished to evaluate whether tumor location is associated with recurrence in patients undergoing nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial cancer in a large volume patient cohort.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We created a retrospective database of patients from 7 academic centers …
Authors
Williams AK; Kassouf W; Chin J; Rendon R; Jacobsen N; Fairey A; Kapoor A; Black P; Lacombe L; Tanguay S
Journal
Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations, Vol. 31, No. 7, pp. 1161–1165
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2013
DOI
10.1016/j.urolonc.2011.12.004
ISSN
1078-1439