Sarcomatoid transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis: A report of five cases with clinical, pathological, immunohistochemical and DNA ploidy analysis

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 192, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1218-1224

  Lopez Beltran, A ^a   Escudero, A L ^a   Cavazzana, A O ^b   Spagnoli, L G ^b   Vicioso Recio, L ^c  

^a Universidad de Cordoba   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mixed tumour; Renal pelvis; Sarcomatoid carcinoma; Spindle cell; Transitional cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; KERATIN; VIMENTIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY PELVIS CARCINOMA; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PLOIDY; SPINDLE CELL; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030515927     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0344-0338(96)80154-3     Document Type: Article

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