A retrospective immunohistochemical and clinicopathological study of small cell carcinomas of the urinary tract

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-33

  Chuang, Cheng Keng ^a,b   Liao, Shuen Kuei ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Kidney; Neuroendocrine markers; Small cell carcinoma; Transitional cell carcinoma; Urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MALE; METASTASIS; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; URETER CARCINOMA; URINARY TRACT CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CHROMOGRANIN A; CHROMOGRANINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037235437     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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