The distribution of myofibroblasts and CD34-positive stromal cells in normal renal pelvis and ureter and their cancers

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 21, Issue 10-12, 2006, Pages 1303-1307

  Kuroda, N ^a,b   Shimasaki, N ^b   Miyazaki, E ^b   Hamauzu, T ^b   Toi, M ^b   Hiroi, M ^b   Shuin, M ^b   Enzan, H ^b  

^a KOCHI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CD34 positive stromal cell; Myofibroblast; Renal pelvis; Ureter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CD34 SELECTION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY PELVIS CANCER; LAMINA PROPRIA; MALE; MYOFIBROBLAST; PHENOTYPE; STROMA CELL; URETER CANCER; CYTOLOGY; FIBROBLAST; KIDNEY TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PELVIS TUMOR; URETER TUMOR; UROTHELIUM;

CD34 ANTIGEN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, CD34; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; STROMAL CELLS; URETERAL NEOPLASMS; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 33750284979     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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