Open Surgery for Localized RCC

The only possibility for cure in localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is surgery. Open radical nephrectomy (RN), as described by Robson, has long been the gold standard. Nevertheless, as a consequence of the increased use of abdominal imaging modalities, a continuing stage migration towards small, l...

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Main Authors: Kathy Vander Eeckt, Steven Joniau, Hein Van Poppel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2007.142