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Oncocytoma and metastatic potential: myth or reality?

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Oncocytomas, apparently benign renal tumors that have been described with increasing frequency in recent years, are discussed in terms of their place in the general pathways of tumor development in the kidney. In this context, the involvement of oncogenes, the origin of these lesions, is also considered.

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  1. Department of Urology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 10029, New York, NY, USA

    A. Kirschenbaum, M. Tannenbaum & M. J. Droller

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Kirschenbaum, A., Tannenbaum, M. & Droller, M.J. Oncocytoma and metastatic potential: myth or reality?. World J Urol 5, 80–84 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00327061

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