Quantitative analysis of trace elements in human clear cell carcinoma of the kidney by energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence
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A S Fassina1, I Calliari, A Sangiorgio
1Institute of Pathology, University of Padua, Italy.
European Urology
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
In a case-control study, 20 cases of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) were analyzed by energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence in order to establish the concentration of Fe, Cu, Zn and Cd. Patients with RCC were examined and compared with 7 controls from selected autopsies. A significant decrease in Cd and Zn concentration was found in the neoplastic tissue in all cases. In contrast, no significant decrease in Cu concentration was detected in our cases.