Paraneoplastic signs and symptoms of renal cell carcinoma: Implications for prognosis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1742-1746

  Kim, Hyung L ^a   Belldegrun, Arie S ^a   Freitas, Danielo G ^a   Bui, Matthew H T ^a   Han, Ken Ryu ^a   Dorey, Frederick J ^a   Figlin, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cachexia; Carcinoma; Kidney; Prognosis; Renal cell; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CACHEXIA; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE RISK; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0141885298     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000092764.81308.6a     Document Type: Article

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