Upper tract urothelial carcinoma: Impact of time to surgery
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Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma
Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) of the kidney and ureter is a rare neoplasm with roughly 3000 cases diagnosed in the United States in 2007, compared to approximately 67000 cases of bladder cancer. UTUC accounts for approximately 10% of cancers arising from the kidney and less than 5% of all urothelial malignancies. Predominantly due to the rarity of the disease, there is only limited da...
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عنوان ژورنال: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1078-1439
DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2010.04.002