Epithelioid angiomyolipoma of the kidney mimicking renal cell carcinoma: A clinicopathologic analysis of cases and literature review

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 133-140

  Tsai, Chia Chun ^a   Wu, Wen Jeng ^a,b   Li, Ching Chia ^a,b   Wang, Chii Jye ^a,b   Huang, Chun Hsiung ^a,b   Wu, Chun Chieh ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epithelioid variant; Renal angiomyolipoma

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE MARKER; ECHOGRAPHY; EPITHELIOID CELL; FAT CONTENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY SARCOMA; KIDNEY TUMOR; MALE; METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RENAL EPITHELIOID ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

EID: 67249116098     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70052-X     Document Type: Article

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