Metastasizing adenocarcinoma of the female prostate (Skene's paraurethral glands). Histological and immunohistochemical prostate markers studies and first ultrastructural observation

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-136

  Sloboda, Juraj ^a   Zaviačič, Milan ^c,d   Jakubovský, Ján ^c   Hammar, Eric ^a   Johnsen, John ^b  

^a Depts of Pathology and Cytology   (Sweden)

^b Comenius University Bratislava ^*  (Sweden)

^c Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^d Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University and University Hospital Bratislava   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Female prostate; Histology; Prostate (specific) acid phosphatase; Prostate specific antigen; Skene gland; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE PROSTATE ISOENZYME; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; URETHRA CARCINOMA;

EID: 0031956334     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0344-0338(98)80080-0     Document Type: Article

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