Stereologically estimated mean nuclear volume of prostatic cancer is a reliable prognostic parameter

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 234-237

  Arima, K ^a   Sugimura, Y ^b   Hioki, T ^b   Yamashita, A ^a   Kawamura, J ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AICHI CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gleason score; Mean nuclear volume; Prognostic parameter; Prostatic cancer; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE CANCER; STEREOLOGY; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0030949061     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.367     Document Type: Article

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