Evaluation of a protocol for examining nephrectomy specimens with renal cell carcinoma

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 374-377

  Griffiths, D F R ^a   Nind, N ^b   O'Brien, C J ^c   Rashid, M ^d   Verghese, A ^e  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS OF WALES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e DONCASTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER INVASION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DISSECTION; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; NEPHRECTOMY; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0037656385     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.56.5.374     Document Type: Article

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