Seminars in Oncology
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 110-121 , April 2007

Radical Cystectomy and Lymphadenectomy for Invasive Bladder Cancer: Towards the Evolution of an Optimal Surgical Standard

  • Ganesh V. Raj
    • ,
  • Bernard H. Bochner

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Bernard H. Bochner, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Urology, Kimmel Center for Prostate and Urologic Diseases, 353 E 68th St, New York, NY 10021.

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2006.12.011

Seminars in Oncology
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 110-121 , April 2007

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