Biphasic sarcomatoid carcinoma (carcinosarcoma) of the renal pelvis with heterologous chondrogenic differentiation

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 437, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 194-197

  Vermeulen, Peter ^a   Hoekx, Lucien ^a   Colpaert, Cecile ^a   Wyndaele, Jean Jacques ^a   Van Marck, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carcinosarcoma; Sarcomatoid carcinoma; Urothelial

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; PROTEIN P53;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CARCINOSARCOMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY PELVIS TUMOR; MALE; MUCOSA; NEPHROURETERECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SUBMUCOSA; URETER CARCINOMA; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 0033895711     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004280000190     Document Type: Article

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