Ureterorenoscopic biopsy and urinary cytology according to the 2004 WHO classification underestimate tumor grading in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma.

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Published in Urol Oncol on January 31, 2012

Authors

Julia Straub1, Frank Strittmatter, Alexander Karl, Christian G Stief, Stefan Tritschler

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Urology, Groβhadern University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Munich, Germany.

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