The complex relationship between upper urinary tract and bladder cancer: clinical and predictive issues

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, University Hospital, Foggia, Italy.
² Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.

Editorial

Francesca Sanguedolce et al. Transl Androl Urol. 2018 May.

. 2018 May;7(Suppl 2):S248-S251.

doi: 10.21037/tau.2018.05.07.

¹ Department of Pathology, University Hospital, Foggia, Italy.
² Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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