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Suspicious Urine Cytology (Class III) in Patients with Bladder Cancer: Should it be Considered as Negative or Positive?

M.-P. Raitanen Department of Urology, Tampere University Hospital, and Department of Surgery, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Finland
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R. A. T. Aine Department of Pathology, Tampere University Hospital, Finland
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E. S. Kaasinen Department of Surgery, Hyvinkä Hospital, Finland
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T. J. O. Liukkonen Department of Surgery, Mikkeli Central Hospital, Finland
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T. M. Kylmälä Department of Urology, Tampere University Hospital, Finland
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H. Huhtala School of Public Health, Tampere University, Finland
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T. L. J. Tammela Department of Urology, Tampere University Hospital, Medical School of Tampere, Finland
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Pages 213-217 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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