Inverse correlation of microvessel density with metastasis and prognosis in renal cell carcinoma

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 948-953

  Imao, Tetsuya ^a   Egawa, Masayuki ^a   Takashima, Hiroshi ^a   Koshida, Kiyoshi ^a   Namiki, Mikio ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

CD34; Microvessel density; Neoplasm; Renal cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; MICROVASCULATURE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANTIGENS, CD34; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JAPAN; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 9644287823     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2004.00931.x     Document Type: Article

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