Nephrogenic adenoma of the urinary tract: A review

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 123-131

  Alexiev, Borislav A ^a   Levea, Charles M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

differential diagnosis; morphology; nephrogenic adenoma

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLACYL COENZYME A RACEMASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX8;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOMA; CLEAR CELL ADENOCARCINOMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY EPITHELIUM; MICROSCOPY; MUCINOUS ADENOCARCINOMA; NEPHROGENIC ADENOMA; PAPILLARY UROTHELIAL TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; REVIEW; SPINDLE CELL; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; ULTRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URINARY TRACT TUMOR; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; ADENOMA; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 84860132407     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: 19402465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896912439095     Document Type: Review

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