Endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration facilitates
			 diagnosis of metastatic iliac lymph node invasion in prostate cancer

E. L. A. Artifon; M. Srougi; A. M. Lucon; P. Sakai; M. S. Bhutani

doi:10.1055/s-0028-1119477

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2009; 41: E243-E244
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1119477

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Endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration facilitates diagnosis of metastatic iliac lymph node invasion in prostate cancer

E. L. A. Artifon¹ , M. Srougi² , A. M. Lucon² , P. Sakai¹ , M. S. Bhutani³

¹Gastroenterology Department, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
²Urology Department, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
³UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA

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