A new proposal to risk stratify urothelial carcinomas of the upper urinary tract (UTUCs) in a predefinitive treatment setting: Low-risk versus high-risk UTUCs - Abstract

Risk stratification of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) patients and tumours is crucial for highlighting that an alternative to radical extirpative surgery now exists and should be considered for all patients who qualify as having low-risk UTUC.

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Rouprêt M, Colin P, Yates DR.   Are you the author?
Academic Department of Urology of Pitié-Salpétrière, Assistance-Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; Faculté de Médecine Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France; GRC-05, Institut Universitaire de Cancerologie (IUC), University Paris-6, Paris, France; Department of Urology, Claude Huriez University Hospital, Lille, France; Academic Department of Urology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.

Reference: Eur Urol. 2013 Dec 17. pii: S0302-2838(13)01328-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.12.007


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PMID: 24361259

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