Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 74-80 , April 2010

Renal pelvic urothelial carcinoma with divergent morphology

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doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2009.10.009

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 74-80 , April 2010

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