Unique pineal gland metastasis of clear cell renal carcinoma: Case report and review of the literature

Anticancer Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 3077-3079

  Lauro, S ^a   Trasatti, L ^a   Capalbo, C ^a   Mingazzini, P L ^a   Vecchione, A ^a   Bosman, C ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clear cell renal carcinoma; Metastasis; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MALE; METASTASIS; NEPHRECTOMY; PINEAL BODY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; PINEALOMA;

EID: 0036765415     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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