Epidermal growth factor receptor expression is associated with rapid tumor cell proliferation in renal cell carcinoma

Human Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1255-1259

  Moch, Holger ^a   Sauter, Guido ^b   Buchholz, Niels ^b   Gasser, Thomas C ^b   Bubendorf, Lukas ^b   Waldman, Frederic M ^b   Mihatsch, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Epidermal growth factor receptor; Prognosis; Renal cancer; Tumor cell proliferation

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; KI 67 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0030786030     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(97)90198-2     Document Type: Article

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