Paraganglioma of the prostatic urethra. A report of three cases and a review of the literature

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 445-448

  Boyle, M ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benign behaviour; Paraganglioma; Prostatic urethra

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PARAGANGLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA;

EID: 0029971317     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.1996.88722.x     Document Type: Article

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