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Clonal origin of lymph node metastases in bladder carcinoma
29 Sept 2005
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BACKGROUND: Evidence of genetic heterogeneity within urothelial carcinomas of the bladder has raised questions about the clonal origin of urothelial carcinoma and its metastases. High-grade urothelial carcinoma of the bladder frequently metastasizes to multiple regional lymph nodes in the pelvis. Whether or not these multiple lymph node metastases originate from the same tumor clone is uncertain. Molecular...
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