Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 282-286 , August 2007

Teratoid Wilms’ tumor, an important variant of nephroblastoma

  • Jeremy B. Myers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, The Children's Hospital, 1056 E. 19th Ave, Box 463, Denver, CO 80218, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 303 861 6846; fax: +1 303 864 5572.
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  • Joseph Dall'Era

      Affiliations

    • University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Division of Urology, 9th Ave, Mail Stop C302, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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  • Lorrie F. Odom

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, The Children's Hospital, 1056 E. 19th Ave, Box 463, Denver, CO 80218, USA
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  • Loris McGavran

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, The Children's Hospital, 1056 E. 19th Ave, Box 463, Denver, CO 80218, USA
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  • Mark A. Lovell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, 1056 E. 19th Ave, Box 463, Denver, CO 80218, USA
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  • Peter Furness III

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, The Children's Hospital, 1056 E. 19th Ave, Box 463, Denver, CO 80218, USA

Received 29 August 2006 ,Accepted 21 November 2006.

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PII: S1477-5131(06)00221-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2006.11.004

Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 282-286 , August 2007

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