The Journal of Urology
Volume 182, Issue 2 , Pages 451-458 , August 2009

The Prognostic Predictors of Primary Ureteral Transitional Cell Carcinoma After Radical Nephroureterectomy

  • Wei-Ming Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Ching-Chia Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hung-Lung Ke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Jeng Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and requests for reprints: Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, No. 100, Tzyou 1st Rd., Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan (telephone: +886-7-3208212; FAX: +886-7-3211033)
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  • Chun-Nung Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chun-Hsiung Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Received 27 December 2008

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 See Editorial on page 423.

PII: S0022-5347(09)00935-5

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.04.026

The Journal of Urology
Volume 182, Issue 2 , Pages 451-458 , August 2009

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