The Journal of Urology
Volume 182, Issue 3 , Pages 894-899 , September 2009

The Protective Role of Renal Parenchyma as a Barrier to Local Tumor Spread of Upper Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma and its Impact on Patient Survival

Received 23 January 2009

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 Study received institutional review board approval.

PII: S0022-5347(09)01179-3

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.05.040

The Journal of Urology
Volume 182, Issue 3 , Pages 894-899 , September 2009

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