Urology
Volume 54, Issue 6 , Pages 988-993 , December 1999

Nephron-sparing surgery for renal cell carcinoma—is tumor size a suitable parameter for indication?

  • Joerg Miller

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Joerg Miller, M.D., Urology Department, Justus-Liebig University, Klinikstrasse 29, Giessen 35385, Germany
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  • Claus Fischer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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  • Roland Freese

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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  • Michael Altmannsberger

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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  • Wolfgang Weidner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany

Received 28 September 1998 ,Revised 28 June 1999 ,Accepted 28 June 1999.

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Urology
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