Predictive values of acute phase reactants, basic fetoprotein, and immunosuppressive acidic protein for staging and survival in renal cell carcinoma.

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Published in Urology on August 01, 2001

Authors

Y Miyata1, S Koga, M Nishikido, M Noguchi, S Kanda, T Hayashi, Y Saito, H Kanetake

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Urology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Sakamoto, Nagasaki City, Japan.

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