Correlation of prostate needle biopsy and radical prostatectomy gleason grade in academic and community settings

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 566-576

  Steinberg, David M ^a   Sauvageot, Jurga ^a   Piantadosi, Steven ^a   Epstein, Jonathan I ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; Gleason grade Prostate; Gleason score; Radical prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030916083     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199705000-00010     Document Type: Article

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