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Author(s) -
Ichikawa Tomohiko
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/iju.12417
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , lymphadenectomy , urology , urinary system , prospective cohort study , univariate analysis , multivariate analysis , cancer , surgery , kidney
Recent studies showed the therapeutic benefit of lymphadenectomy in advanced stage urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract, but there is still a lack of prospective studies and standardization of the extent of lymphadenectomy. The aim of this multi-institutional study was to examine the role of lymphadenectomy in urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract.