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- Title
The modern management of upper tract urothelial cancer: surgical treatment.
- Authors
Arancibia, Mario Fernández; Bolenz, Christian; Michel, Maurice-Stephan; Keeley Jr., Francis X.; Alken, Peter
- Abstract
The article discusses the current concepts and oncological outcomes of the surgical management of upper tract urothelial cancer. Several issues must be considered when evaluating the therapeutic efficacy of radical surgical treatment for upper urinary track (UUT) tumors. It is noted that adequate identification of all UUT lesions is challenging with the current diagnostic methods. It cites that radical nephroureterectomy provides the vest local treatment for all lesions.
- Subjects
SURGERY; THERAPEUTICS; CANCER; URINARY organs; TUMORS
- Publication
BJU International, 2007, Vol 99, Issue 5, p978
- ISSN
1464-4096
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.06705.x