Urology
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 1146-1150 , June 2003

Cytologic analysis of ureteral washings is informative in patients with grade 2 upper tract TCC considering endoscopic treatment

  • A Skolarikos

      Affiliations

    • University Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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  • T.R.L Griffiths

      Affiliations

    • University Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • P.H Powell

      Affiliations

    • University Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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  • D.J Thomas

      Affiliations

    • University Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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  • D.E Neal

      Affiliations

    • University Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • J.D Kelly

      Affiliations

    • University Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: J. D. Kelly, M.D., Department of Oncology, Addenbrookes Hospital, Box 193, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, United Kingdom

Received 5 September 2002 ,Accepted 9 January 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00026-8

Urology
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