Prostatic atrophy: An autopsy study of a histologic mimic of adenocarcinoma

Modern Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-54

  Billis, Athanase ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Carcinoma; Latent (histologic) carcinoma; Postatrophic hyperplasia; Prostate; Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CANCER GRADING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NEPHROSCLEROSIS; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PATHOGENESIS; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; PROSTATITIS;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ATROPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROSCLEROSIS; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC DISEASES; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PROSTATITIS;

EID: 0031955439     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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