Differentiation of oncocytoma and renal cell carcinoma in small renal masses (
β Scribed by Vincent G. Bird; Prashanth Kanagarajah; Gaston Morillo; Daniel J. Caruso; Rajinikanth Ayyathurai; Raymond Leveillee; Merce Jorda
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 359 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0724-4983
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