CancerVolume 28, Issue 5 p. 1165-1177 ArticleFree Access Diagnosis and management of renal cell carcinoma A clinical and pathologic study of 309 cases Donald G. Skinner MD, Corresponding Author Donald G. Skinner MD Departments of Urology, Pathology, and Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.Department of Surgery/Urology, U.C.L.A. School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif. 90024===Search for more papers by this authorRobert B. Colvin MD, Robert B. Colvin MD Departments of Urology, Pathology, and Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.Search for more papers by this authorClinton D. Vermillion MD, Clinton D. Vermillion MD Departments of Urology, Pathology, and Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.Search for more papers by this authorRichard C. Pfister MD, Richard C. Pfister MD Departments of Urology, Pathology, and Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.Search for more papers by this authorWyland F. Leadbetter MD, Wyland F. Leadbetter MD Departments of Urology, Pathology, and Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.Search for more papers by this author Donald G. Skinner MD, Corresponding Author Donald G. Skinner MD Departments of Urology, Pathology, and Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.Department of Surgery/Urology, U.C.L.A. School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif. 90024===Search for more papers by this authorRobert B. Colvin MD, Robert B. Colvin MD Departments of Urology, Pathology, and Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.Search for more papers by this authorClinton D. Vermillion MD, Clinton D. Vermillion MD Departments of Urology, Pathology, and Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.Search for more papers by this authorRichard C. Pfister MD, Richard C. Pfister MD Departments of Urology, Pathology, and Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.Search for more papers by this authorWyland F. 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