Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in renal cell carcinomas

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 436, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 351-356

  Paradis, V ^a,b   Ben Lagha, N ^a   Zeimoura, L ^a   Blanchet, P ^a   Eschwege, P ^a   Ba, N ^a   Benoit G ^a,b   Jardin, A ^a   Bedossa, P ^a,b  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Upres EA 1533   (France)

Author keywords

Microvessel density; Renal cell carcinoma; VEGF expression

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CYTOPLASM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY PAPILLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0034101808     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004280050458     Document Type: Article

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