Demonstration of malignant cells in blood specimens collected during transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has implicated TURP in the dissemination of prostatic cancer. Of 153 patients who underwent radiation therapy for prostate cancer between January 1977 and June 1990 and were retrospect
Complications of transurethral resection of the prostate
โ Scribed by J. M. Ignatoff; J. O'Conor
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 407 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-1623
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