Kidney pathology: Current classification of renal cell carcinoma

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-30

  Said, Jonathan W ^a   Thomas, George ^a   Zisman, Amnon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clear Cell Carcinoma; Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma; Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma; Renal Cell Carcinoma; Small Cell Carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0036479425     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-002-0007-6     Document Type: Article

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