Increased Tissue Factor Expression is an Independent Predictor of Mortality in Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Kidney

Purpose Increased expression of tissue factor (TF), a primary initiator of the extrinsic coagulation pathway, has been associated with a worse prognosis in a variety of solid tumors. We report for the first time the correlation of the immunohistochemical expression of tissue factor with clinical an...

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Main Authors: Daniel D'Oliveira Silva, Jorge Antonio Pastro Noronha, Vinicius Duval da Silva, Gustavo Franco Carvalhal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2014-08-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382014000400499&lng=en&tlng=en