Massive epithelioid angiomyolipoma of the kidney in a young girl

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 998-1000

  Hung, Ming Shan ^a   Chang, Julia Hueimei ^a   Chang, Chin Pao ^a   Tai, Hui Lung ^a,b  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epithelioid angiomyolipoma; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

FAT;

ADOLESCENT; ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY TUMOR; LABORATORY TEST; NEPHRECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEPHRECTOMY;

EID: 30944443008     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01194.x     Document Type: Article

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