Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3868287 | The Journal of Urology | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
To our knowledge this is the largest cohort in which the impact of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma tumor location on cancer specific mortality was examined. At nephroureterectomy renal pelvis tumors had significantly more advanced T and N stages compared to ureteral tumors. However, after adjustment for stage, grade and other covariates tumor location did not independently predict cancer specific mortality. Thus, the biological behavior of renal pelvis vs ureteral tumors is the same after nephroureterectomy as long as stage, grade, and other patient and tumor characteristics are accounted for.
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Authors
Hendrik Isbarn, Claudio Jeldres, Shahrokh F. Shariat, Daniel Liberman, Maxine Sun, Giovanni Lughezzani, Hugues Widmer, Philippe Arjane, Daniel Pharand, Margit Fisch, Markus Graefen, Francesco Montorsi, Paul Perrotte, Pierre I. Karakiewicz,