An analysis of 148 consecutive transition zone cancers: Clinical and histological characteristics

Journal of Urology

Volumn 163, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1751-1755

  Noguchi, Masanori ^a   Stamey, Thomas A ^a,b   McNeal, John E ^a   Yemoto, Cheryl E M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Prostate; Prostate specific antigen; Prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0034084039     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67535-0     Document Type: Article

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