Circulating tumour tissue fragments in patients with pulmonary metastasis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Journal of Pathology

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 287-293

  Kats Ugurlu, Gursah ^a   Roodink, Ilse ^a   De Weijert, Mirjam ^a   Tiemessen, Dorien ^a   Maass, Cathy ^a   Verrijp, Kiek ^a   Van Der Laak, Jeroen ^a   De Waal, Rob ^a   Mulders, Peter ^a   Oosterwijk, Egbert ^a   Leenders, William ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma; Immunohistochemistry; Kidney; Lung metastasis; Tumour clusters; Tumour perfusion; VEGF A

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LUNG METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULMONARY ARTERY; TUMOR VOLUME; TUMOR XENOGRAFT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEOPLASTIC CELLS, CIRCULATING; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 70350451290     PISSN: 00223417     EISSN: 10969896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/path.2613     Document Type: Article

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