British Journal of Medical & Surgical Urology
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 59-64 , March 2010

The value of TNM tumour staging and serum alkaline phosphatase levels in predicting the presence of bone metastases in patients with renal cell carcinoma

  • M.J. George

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, United Kingdom
    • Department of Urology, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 0 20 8203 4663/78 1382 0614; fax: +44 0 20 8518 3486.
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  • J. Buscombe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • M. Al-Akraa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, United Kingdom

Received 1 June 2009 ,Revised 22 December 2009 ,Accepted 4 January 2010.

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PII: S1875-9742(10)00002-9

doi: 10.1016/j.bjmsu.2010.01.001

British Journal of Medical & Surgical Urology
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 59-64 , March 2010

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