Metastatic renal clear cell carcinoma mimicking stage IV lung cancer

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-17

  Griniatsos, John ^a   Michail, P O ^a   Menenakos, C ^a   Hatzianastasiou, D ^a   Koufos, C ^a   Bastounis, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Pleural metastases; Renal cancer; Renal clear cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; VINBLASTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY TUMOR; LUNG CANCER; LUNG INJURY; MALE; METASTASIS; NEPHRECTOMY; OSTEOLYSIS; PAIN; PLEURA; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA METASTASIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING;

EID: 0242300634     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025920617143     Document Type: Article

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