Primary small cell carcinoma of the ureter: A case report involving immunohistochemical and molecular genetic analyses of KIT and PDGFRA genes

Pathology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-102

  Terada, Tadashi ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA CITY SHIMIZU HOSPITAL   (Japan)

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EID: 73649113135     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00313020903443018     Document Type: Article

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