Perineural invasion by transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder in patients submitted to radical cystectomy: what is the prognostic value?

OBJECTIVE: Determine the prognostic value of perineural invasion (PNI) in patients with transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder treated with radical cystectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From January 1993 to January 2005, 113 people were selected from 153 patients with TCC of the bladder treat...

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Main Authors: Alberto A. Antunes, Luciano J. Nesrallah, Marcos F. Dall'Oglio, Alexandre Crippa, Adriano J. Nesrallah, Mario Paranhos, Katia R. Leite, Miguel Srougi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2007-04-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382007000200005