Relationship between prostate specific antigen density, microvessel density and prostatic volume in benign prostatic hyperplasia and advanced prostatic carcinoma

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 581-585

  Cetinkaya M ^a   Gunce S ^a   Ulusoy, E ^a   Aksoy, F ^a   Yildiz, O ^a   Adsan, O ^a   Ozden C ^a  

^a ANKARA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE DISEASE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY;

EID: 0032443122     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02550549     Document Type: Article

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