Significance of stromal reaction patterns in invasive urothelial carcinoma

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 851-857

  Samaratunga, Hemamali ^a   Fairweather, Peta ^b   Purdie, David ^c  

^a SULLIVAN NICOLAIDES PATHOLOGY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Invasive urothelial carcinoma; Significance of stromal reaction patterns; Transitional cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; EDEMA; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA; STROMAL RETRACTION; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR;

EID: 19644376778     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/EE8RTB6X1611G6TU     Document Type: Article

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