Prostate biopsy interpretation: Current concepts, 1999

Urologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 435-452

  Iczkowski, K A ^a   Bostwick, D G ^a  

^a READING HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE PROSTATE ISOENZYME; KERATIN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ATROPHY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CARCINOMA IN SITU; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; REVIEW;

EID: 0032852729     PISSN: 00940143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-0143(05)70193-2     Document Type: Article

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