The Journal of Urology
Volume 184, Issue 3 , Pages 833-841 , September 2010

Contemporary Management of Renal Tumors With Venous Tumor Thrombus

Received 10 August 2009

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 Nothing to disclose.

 Supported in part by the McLaughlin and the Conseil des Médecins Dentistes et Pharmaciens fellowship scholarships from Laval University, the Québec Urologist Association, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research fellowship scholarships (FP).

 Editor's Note: This article is the first of 5 published in this issue for which category 1 CME credits can be earned. Instructions for obtaining credits are given with the questions on pages 1234 and 1235.

PII: S0022-5347(10)03506-8

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.04.071

The Journal of Urology
Volume 184, Issue 3 , Pages 833-841 , September 2010

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