Lymphangiogenesis may explain adrenal selectivity in lung cancer metastases

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-186

  Onuigbo, Wilson I B ^a  

^a Medical Foundation and Clinic   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL METASTASIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD VESSEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LUNG CANCER; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; PRIMARY TUMOR; FORECASTING; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG TUMOR; LYMPH; NEOPLASM; NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CARCINOMA, BRONCHOGENIC; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPH; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; NEOPLASMS; NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77954255611     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.02.016     Document Type: Article

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