Renal cell carcinoma associated with prominent angioleiomyoma-like proliferation: Report of 5 cases and review of the literature

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1372-1381

  Kuhn, Elisabetta ^a   De Anda, Jazmìn ^b   Manoni, Samanta ^c   Netto, George ^d   Rosai, Juan ^a,e  

^a Centro Diagnostico Italiano   (Italy)

^b Pediatric National Institute   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^e Genzyme Genetics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenic factors; Angioleiomyoma; Renal cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LEIOMYOMA; LITERATURE; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOMYOMA; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33750439143     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000213277.45715.82     Document Type: Article

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