Renal cell carcinoma : factors of importance for follow-up and survival

Renal cell carcinoma : factors of importance for follow-up and survival

Background: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is most lethal of the urological cancers, with more than 40% dying of the disease. About 30% of the patients have metastases at initial diagnosis and up to 40% undergoing nephrectomy for localized RCC develop metastasis. A follow-up protocol based on accurate p...

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Main Author: Iranparvar Alamdari, Farhood
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Kirurgisk och perioperativ vetenskap 2007
Subjects:
renal cell carcinoma
follow-up
VEGFR-1
PS
ESR
stage
prognosis
metastasis
surveillance
TNM classification
adrenalectomy
angiogenesis
VEGF
Urology and andrology
Urologi och andrologi
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-1418
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7264-439-7

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http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7264-439-7

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