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Grading Urothelial Neoplasms (Transitional Cell Carcinoma, TCC)

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Cytologic Detection of Urothelial Lesions

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(2006). Grading Urothelial Neoplasms (Transitional Cell Carcinoma, TCC). In: Cytologic Detection of Urothelial Lesions. Essentials in Cytopathology Series, vol 2. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23947-2_4

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