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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis mimicking cancer: a diagnostic dilemma

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Supported by Ministry of Health, Czech Republic – conceptual development of research organization 00064165, General University Hospital in Prague.

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  1. Department of Urology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic

    Jakub Rezac

  2. Department of Nephrology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic

    Jakub Rezac, Romana Rysava, Michaela Neprasova, Eva Jancova, Zdenka Hruskova & Vladimir Tesar

  3. Institute of Pathology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic

    Eva Honsova

  4. Department of Radiodiagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic

    Martin Masek

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Rezac, J., Honsova, E., Masek, M. et al. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis mimicking cancer: a diagnostic dilemma. J Nephrol 35, 675–678 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40620-021-01128-5

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