## BACKGROUND. The papillary variant of renal cell carcinoma has distinctive pathologic and clinical features. Because the prognosis of patients with papillary renal cell carcinoma differs from that of patients with other variants of renal cell carcinoma, accurate diagnosis based on cytologic mate
Cytologic analysis of renal angiomyolipoma
โ Scribed by Granter, Scott R. ;Renshaw, Andrew A.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 486 KB
- Volume
- 87
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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โฆ Synopsis
BACKGROUND.
Angiomyolipoma is a benign kidney tumor with distinctive pathologic and clinical features. Because the prognosis differs from many other renal and retroperitoneal tumors, accurate diagnosis on cytologic material may be important for appropriate management.
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