DNA ploidy in seminal vesicle cells: A potential diagnostic pitfall in urine cytology

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-34

  Wojcik, Eva M ^a   Bassler Jr , Thomas J ^b   Orozco, Roberto ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

DNA; Ploidies; Seminal vesicle; Urine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; SEMINAL VESICLE; TETRAPLOIDY; URINE CYTOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CELL DIVISION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DNA; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLOIDIES; PROSTATE; SEMINAL VESICLES; URINE; UROGENITAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032979075     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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