Metastatic renal cell carcinoma within a hepatic focal nodular hyperplasia: A case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-193

  Wheeler, Yurong Y ^a   Wheeler, Guy L ^b   Diaz Arias, Alberto A ^b   Anders, Robert A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomographic (CT) scan; Focal nodular hyperplasia; Metastatic renal cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

EID: 67149097701     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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