The Journal of Urology
Volume 179, Issue 2 , Pages 461-467 , February 2008

Trends in the Use of Gross and Frozen Section Pathological Consultations During Partial or Radical Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma

  • David C. Miller

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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  • Rajal B. Shah

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pathology and Urology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • ,
  • Aron Bruhn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Rodger Madison

      Affiliations

    • RAND Corp., Santa Monica, California
    • ,
  • Christopher S. Saigal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    • RAND Corp., Santa Monica, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Department of Urology, University of California-Los Angeles, Box 951738, Los Angeles, California 90095-1738 (telephone: 310-206-8183; FAX: 310-206-5343).
    • ,
  • Urologic Diseases in America Project

Received 29 May 2007

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 Study received approval from the University of California-Los Angeles institutional review board.

 Supported by the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Cancer Institute NIH-1-F32 CA123819-01 (DCM), American Cancer Society PF CPHPS-112124 (DCM) and the American Urological Association Foundation Research Scholar Program (DCM).

PII: S0022-5347(07)02541-4

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.09.041

The Journal of Urology
Volume 179, Issue 2 , Pages 461-467 , February 2008

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