Malignant cytological washings from radical prostatectomy specimens: A possible mechanism for local recurrence of prostate cancer following surgical treatment of organ confined disease

Journal of Urology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1381-1385

  Ward, John F ^a   Nowacki, Michael ^a   Sands, John P ^a   Conner, Richard J ^a   Huisman, Thomas K ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

cytology; neoplasm recurrence, local; prostate; prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATECTOMY; URETHRA;

EID: 0029815075     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65591-5     Document Type: Article

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