Prognostic significance of microscopic vascularity for clear cell renal cell carcinoma

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 401-404

  Delahunt, B ^a   Bethwaite, P B ^a   Thornton, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Clear cell renal cell carcinoma; Factor VIII; Prognosis; Tumour grade; Tumour stage

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8;

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0031398915     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1997.00374.x     Document Type: Article

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