Two cases of small cell carcinoma of the prostate

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 503-508

  Okada, Hiroshi ^a   Gotoh, Akinobu ^a   Ogawa, Takayoshi ^a   Arakawa, Soichi ^a   Ohbayashi, Chiho ^b   Kamidono, Sadao ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry staining; Prostate; Small cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; PIRARUBICIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; FATALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030474150     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365599609182334     Document Type: Article

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