Epithelioid cell variant of renal angiomyolipoma

Histopathology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 277-280

  Mai, K T ^a   Perkins, D G ^b   Collins, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Ottawa Civic Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Angiomyolipoma; Epithelioid cells; Kidney

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY TUMOR; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029961020     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1996.d01-421.x     Document Type: Article

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