Heterogeneity in renal cell carcinoma and its impact on prognosis - A flow cytometric study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 123-127

  Ljungberg, B ^a   Mehle, C ^a   Stenling, R ^a   Roos, G ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

DNA ploidy; Heterogeneity; Metastasis; Renal cell carcinoma; Tumour progression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL CLONING; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC STABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 0030015549     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.326     Document Type: Article

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