Retraction: Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor C in renal cell carcinoma and its correlation with pathological parameters and prognosis
Retraction

Retraction: Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor C in renal cell carcinoma and its correlation with pathological parameters and prognosis

Linna Shi1#, Ruihua Lv1#, Chen Li2, Dong Han3, Zhanli Ren3, Ge Ren4

1College of Medical Technology, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China; 2Oncology Third Department, Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China; 3Department of Imaging, Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China; 4Oncology Second Department, Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China

#These authors contributed equally to this work.

Correspondence to: Ge Ren. Oncology Second Department, Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine. No. 2 Weiyang West Rd., Qindu District, Xianyang 712000, China. Email: renstonedoctor@163.com.

Submitted Oct 27, 2023. Accepted for publication Dec 11, 2023. Published online Jan 23, 2024.

doi: 10.21037/tau-2023-04


Retraction to: Transl Androl Urol 2020;9:1670-7.

The article “Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor C in renal cell carcinoma and its correlation with pathological parameters and prognosis” (doi: 10.21037/tau-20-970) (1) published in Vol 9, No 4 (August 2020) issue has been retracted since the ethical approval number (SZFYIEC-PJ-2019-21) in the article was incorrect, which was related to lung cancer research rather than renal cell carcinoma. All authors agree with the retraction of the paper.


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References

  1. Shi L, Lv R, Li C, et al. Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor C in renal cell carcinoma and its correlation with pathological parameters and prognosis. Transl Androl Urol 2020;9:1670-7. [Crossref] [PubMed]
Cite this article as: Shi L, Lv R, Li C, Han D, Ren Z, Ren G. Retraction: Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor C in renal cell carcinoma and its correlation with pathological parameters and prognosis. Transl Androl Urol 2024;13(1):192. doi: 10.21037/tau-2023-04

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