Impact of Tumor Size on the Predictive Ability of the pT3a Primary Tumor Classification for Renal Cell Carcinoma
β Scribed by Siddiqui, Sameer A.; Frank, Igor; Leibovich, Bradley C.; Cheville, John C.; Lohse, Christine M.; Zincke, Horst; Blute, Michael L.
- Book ID
- 123484281
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 161 KB
- Volume
- 177
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-5347
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