Pelvic lymph node dissection in prostate cancer.
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چکیده
The results of pelvic lymph node dissections in 105 prostate cancer patients were analyzed to compare the clinical with the pathologic stages. Twenty-four per cent of patients clinically believed to be node-negative had positive nodal involvement with cancer.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- European urology
دوره 55 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984