Impact of miR-21, miR-126 and miR-221 as prognostic factors of clear cell renal cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus of the inferior vena cava.

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) characterized by a tumor thrombus (TT) extending into the inferior vena cava (IVC) generally indicates poor prognosis. Nevertheless, the risk for tumor recurrence after nephrectomy and thrombectomy varies. An applicable and accurate prediction system to select...

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Main Authors: Daniel Claudius Vergho, Susanne Kneitz, Charis Kalogirou, Maximilian Burger, Markus Krebs, Andreas Rosenwald, Martin Spahn, Andreas Löser, Arkadius Kocot, Hubertus Riedmiller, Burkhard Kneitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4184907?pdf=render