Background. The role of nephron-sparing surgery in patients with unilateral renal carcinoma and a normal opposite kidney is controversial. Methods. The number and selection criteria of patients undergoing a partial nephrectomy versus radical nephrectomy from 1979 to 1991 were compared. Results. Of 2
Renal cell carcinoma and normal kidney protein expression
✍ Scribed by Dr. Cecilia Sarto; Alessandro Marocchi; Jean-Charles Sanchez; Daniela Giannone; Séverine Frutiger; Olivier Golaz; Marc R. Wilkins; Giancarlo Doro; Francesco Cappellano; Graham Hughes; Denis F. Hochstrasser; Paolo Mocarelli
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 664 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0173-0835
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