Urology
Volume 76, Issue 3 , Pages 580-586 , September 2010

Unclassified Renal Cell Carcinoma: Impact on Survival Following Nephrectomy

  • Paul L. Crispen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Mitra R. Tabidian

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Cristine Allmer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Christine M. Lohse

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Rodney H. Breau

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Michael L. Blute

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • ,
  • John C. Cheville

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Bradley C. Leibovich

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Bradley C. Leibovich, M.D., Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905

Received 14 October 2009 ,Accepted 22 December 2009.

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PII: S0090-4295(10)00003-8

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.12.037

Urology
Volume 76, Issue 3 , Pages 580-586 , September 2010

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