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Bladder Recurrence After Surgery for Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Cell Carcinoma: Frequency, Risk Factors, and Surveillance
Bladder Recurrence After Surgery for Upper Urinary Tract UCC
M-D Azémar, E Comperat, F Richard, O Cussenot, M Rouprêt
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2011 Mar 1
Urol Oncol
Bladder Recurrence After Surgery for Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Cell Carcinoma: Frequency, Risk Factors, and Surveillance
Urol Oncol. 2011 Mar 1;29(2):130-136, M-D Azémar, E Comperat, F Richard, O Cussenot, M Rouprêt
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Objective: To highlight the main risk factors for metachronous bladder recurrence after treatment of upper urinary tract urothelial cell carcinomas (UUT-UCCs) based on the recent literature. Materials and Methods: Data on urothelial malignancies after UUT-UCCs management in the literature were searched using MEDLINE and by matching the following key words: urinary tract cancer; bladder carcinomas, urothelial carcinomas, upper urinary tract, renal pelvis, ureter prognosis, carcinoma, transitional...
