Tumor biology and prognostic factors in renal cell carcinoma.

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Published in Oncologist on January 01, 2011

Authors

David S Finley1, Allan J Pantuck, Arie S Belldegrun

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Urologic Oncology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095-1738, USA.

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