Adrenocortical carcinoma invading the inferior vena cava: Case report and literature review

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 721-725

  Mezhir, James J ^a   Song, Jie ^a   Piano, Giancarlo ^a   Testa, Guiliano ^a   Raman, Jaishankar ^a   Al Ahmadie, Hikmat A ^a   Angelos, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALRETININ; CD56 ANTIGEN; INHIBIN; MELAN A; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIUM; TUMOR THROMBUS; VEIN RECONSTRUCTION; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADRENOCORTICAL CARCINOMA; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 64749111077     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP.14.6.721     Document Type: Article

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